Chemistry and Physics

BREAKING NEWS
LeTourneau Chemistry Ranked #8 in Best Value Small Colleges for Chemistry Degree 2016-2017 

LeTourneau University's Department of Chemistry and Physics is where education becomes exploration. Here, it's about understanding at a fundamental level how everything around you works. It's about figuring out how to apply that knowledge to develop new and improved products, processes, and materials. It's about solving practical problems. Here, we speak opportunity, possibility, and discovery. In addition, we prepare you to establish an exceptional career in industry or academics. 

LeTourneau, Eastman Chemical Company, and Iowa State University now offer a path to a Master's in Chemical Engineering in just five years.

• Watch the signing ceremony here.
• Watch the KFXK (FOX) television coverage here. 
• Read the Longview News Journal story here.
• Check out the degree for yourself here. 

Roger Wiens visits LeTourneau to Speak about Mars and the Mars Rovers

Check out the local media coverage:

• NPR Red River Radio
• KETK TV
• KLTV-TV
• Longview News Journal

Watch more science seminars here.

Our degree programs offer excellence in both academic quality and interdisciplinary flexibility

• Combine chemistry and biology in our biology concentration within chemistry if you want a rigorous premed preparation or want to pursue a career in biochemistry research in academics or industry.
• Combine chemistry, biology, and criminal justice to pursue a forensic chemistry career
• Fuse an interest in engineering with physics to pursue graduate studies in physics or engineering through an engineering-physics degree.
• Become a chemical engineer through our chemical engineering concentration in chemistry and earn a master's in chemical engineering from our partnership with Iowa State University and Eastman Chemical Company.

Building upon LeTourneau's rich history of hands-on learning, our students have exceptional opportunities to do in-depth chemistry and physics research at the undergraduate level in a rich learning environment.

From astrophysics and quantum mechanics, to astronomy and nanotechnology, to drug design and biofuels, you won't just read about technology in a textbook. Our lab-based learning transforms interesting concepts and theories into concrete experiments and observations.

Christian Community

At LeTourneau we believe that rigorous application to master technical and scientific thinking skills is necessary, but it is not sufficient for your success.

At LeTourneau we foster a sense of community, with personal interaction and collaboration among students and dedicated faculty, who are all committed Christians. We believe that God is the ultimate creator and sustainer of the universe, and that studying the physical sciences is compatible with seeking a deeper knowledge of ourselves and our relation to God as the source of all truth. 

A successful chemist will know how chemistry and theology relate to each other under a larger worldview.

So whether you love the world of crime scenes or quantum physics, you'll graduate prepared to work at the cutting edge of science, but also impact the world you love for Christ.