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WELCOME TO OUR NEW SCIENCE FACULTY MEMBER


We are excited to have Ms. Sharon Reeves as the newest member of our department!
She teaches Environmental Science, General Biology, School Health.
Sharon comes to us from Farmington High School where she taught biology dual credit classes for Mineral Area College.

                                                               

 

College Day 2008

October 23, 2008

Stop by the

 SCIENCE DEPARTMENT TABLE

Take this year's quiz.

Receive a cool prize.

If you answer all the quiz questions correctly you will have a chance to win a Portable GPS Receiver


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    World Wide Youth in Science and

    Engineering Competition - WYSE

    February 4, 2009

    Contact:  Dr. George Saum

    gsaum@MineralArea.edu

 

26th Annual

Mineral Area College Science Fair

April 2, 2009

Forms are DUE March 2, 2009 !

Contact:  Nancy Petersen

npeterse@MineralArea.edu

Our Department:

The goal of the Science department is to develop students' understanding of the principles and laboratory procedures of life and physical sciences and to cultivate their abilities to apply the empirical methods of scientific inquiry. It is important that students develop an understanding of how scientific discovery changes theoretical views of the world, informs our imaginations, and shapes human history. It is also necessary that students develop an understanding of how science is shaped by historical and social contexts.

Our students will learn how to use the scientific method and how to develop and test hypotheses in order to draw defensible conclusions. They will learn how to evaluate scientific evidences and argument. They will learn how to describe not only the basic principles of the physical universe, but also the concepts of the nature, organization, and evolution of living systems. They will also learn how human choices have affected the earth and living systems.

Degree requirements:

Students earning an Associates of Arts degree are required to take at least 8-credit hours of science. Typically a student will take at least two science classes. A student is required to take one life science class and one physical science class. One of these classes must have a laboratory component.

Members of our Department:

The Science Department is staffed by six full-time faculty members and numerous adjunct faculty members.  Ms. Nancy Petersen is the Science Department Chair. 

Our full-time instructors are:

Dr. Rhonda Gamble 

Professor

Ph.D. Physiological Sciences

(573) 518-2195

Office #31
rhonda@MineralArea.edu

Environmental Science Lab,

Essentials of Microbiology,

Human Anatomy,

Human Anatomy and Physiology,

Human Physiology,

Microbiology,

Reading in Honors,

Research in Honors

Ms. Nancy Petersen

Associate Professor

M.S. Natural Sciences

(573) 518-2227

Office #33
npeterse@MineralArea.edu

General Biology,

General Botany,

General Zoology,

Local Flora,

Survey of Genetics

Ms. Sharon Reeves

Instructor

M.S. Biology

(573) 518-2298

Office # 3

sreeves@MineralArea.edu

Environmental Science

General Biology

School Health

Dr. George Saum

Associate Professor

Ph.D. Physics

(573) 518-2174

Office #16
gsaum@MineralArea.edu

College Physics I and II,

Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics,

Engineering Mechanics - Statics,

General Physics I and II,

Introduction to Electrical Engineering,

Introductory Astronomy,

Physical Science

Mr. Brian Scheidt

Assistant Professor

M.S. Geology

(573) 518-2314

Office #AS212A
bscheidt@MineralArea.edu

Earth Science with lab,

Earth Science I without lab, Earth Science II without lab, Introductory Oceanography,

Physical Geology

Dr. Margaret Williams

Professor

Ph.D. Chemistry

(573) 518-2150

Office #29
mwilliam@MineralArea.edu

General Chemistry I and II,

Introductory Chemistry,

Organic Chemitry I and II,

Qualitative Analysis

Our adjunct instructors are:

Mr. Dan Green

Instructor

M.S. Natural Sciences

(573) 547-4143

drgreen@mineralarea.edu

General Biology at Perryville,

Fall 2008  

Ms. Jenny Gunn

Professor Emeritus

M.S. Zoology

(573) 518-2352, press 3

Office #AS212B jenny@MineralArea.edu

General Biology, Introduction to Biological Science, School Health Telecourse on the main campus, Fall 2008

Mr. William Heddon

Instructor

(573) 325-8101 Ext. 5

Earth Science at Winona,

Summer 2008

Mr. Jim Hrouda

Professor Emeritus

M.S. Architectural Engineering

(573) 518-2350

Office #T11

jimh@MineralArea.edu

Earth Science and Earth Science I on the main campus, Fall 2008

Mr. Thurman Hughes

Instructor

M.S.T. Chemistry

(573) 518-2352, press 2

Office #AS212B

tlhughes@MineralArea.edu

Introductory Chemistry on the main campus and at Potosi,

Fall 2008

Mr. Charles Limbaugh

Professor Emeritus

M.S. Chemistry

(573) 518-2352, press 1

Office #AS212B

charlim@MineralArea.edu

Introductory Chemistry on the main campus, Fall 2008

Ms. Nancy Lynch

Laboratory Instructor

(573) 518-2352, press 4

Office #AS212A

nlynch@MineralArea.edu

Anatomy Lab on the main campus, Fall 2008

Mr. Bill Mayberry

Instructor

M. Education

(573) 438-2156, ext 43

Billrfd@yahoo.com

Earth Science at Potosi,

Fall 2008

Ms. Rose Mier

Instructor

M.S. Natural Sciences

(573) 783-2203

rmier@MineralArea.edu

General Biology at Fredericktown, Fall 2008

Mr. Randy Reese

Instructor

M.S. Life Science

(573) 438-2156, ext 43

rreese@potosi.k12.mo.us

General Biology at Potosi,

Fall 2008

Mr. Russell Sanders

Instructor

(573) 783-7932

rwsander@MineralArea.edu

Earth Science at Fredericktown, Fall 2008

 

Our dual-credit instructors are:
             

Ms. Rebecca Henson

Instructor

General Biology

Fredericktown High School