Teaching chemistry
If you're interested in teaching chemistry or other sciences, Wayne State offers the following education programs to help you become a chemistry teacher.
Physical Sciences and Math Department faculty
Dr. Darius Agoumba is a chemistry professor at Wayne State College. His teaching interests are general chemistry, analytical chemistry, and instrumental analysis.
DJ Black JR, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. DJ Black is a professor in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics Department at Wayne State College. He teaches biochemistry, organic chemistry, and other subdisciplines in chemistry directly relevant to the health sciences.
Brett Cagg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Brett Cagg is a chemistry professor at Wayne State College. His teaching responsibilities are general chemistry, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and applications of quantum mechanics.
Dr. Adam Davis is a physics professor at Wayne State College. He is also the pre-engineering advisor and physics lab director.
Rob Engel teaches in the Department of Physical Science and Mathematics. He teaches courses related to science teacher education and general science.
Dr. Mary Ettel is a chemistry professor at Wayne State College. She is the contact for the RHOP pre-radiography program.
Mary Kuchta, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Mary Kuchta is a mathematics professor at Wayne State College. Kuchta's teaching interests include the teaching of mathematics and working with mathematics teacher education students.
Jennifer Langdon, Ph.D.
Professor
Dr. Jennifer Langdon is a mathematics professor at Wayne State College. Her academic interests include collegiate math and statistics education, and dynamic equations on time scales.
Michael Marmorstein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Michael Marmorstein is a mathematics professor at Wayne State College. His primary mathematical interest is abstract algebra; his technical focus is on abstract objects like rings, ideals, and modules, but he also enjoys applications of the subject to geometry, cryptography, physics, and other areas of math and science.
Al Mitchell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Al Mitchell is a mathematics professor at Wayne State College. Mitchell's academic interests include complex dynamical systems, in which many beautiful fractal pictures can be made observing families of functions in this topic, as well as any other math topics. He welcomes any mathematical conversation.
Dr. David Peitz is a chemistry professor at Wayne State College. He teaches organic chemistry and general physical science classes.
Jason Price, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Jason Price is an Earth science professor at Wayne State College. He teaches courses in all of the Earth sciences, including geology, meteorology, climate change, and hydrology, as well as physics labs. He serves as the geological curator of the A. Jewell Schock Natural History Museum.
Dr. Todd Young is a physics and astronomy professor at Wayne State College. He is the director of the Fred G. Dale Planetarium on WSC's campus and serves as the coordinator of the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP).
Best Colleges for Chemistry in Nebraska
CampusReel ranked Wayne State as the No. 2 Best College for Chemistry in Nebraska, only behind Creighton University, based on alumni salaries, student loans, and other metrics.
A Best College of Distinction
Wayne State was recognized as a Best College of Distinction for our excellence in student engagement, teaching, community, and successful graduate outcomes.
A Top Public College in the Midwest
WSC was identified as one of the top public universities in the Midwest for 2025 by U.S. News & World’s Best Colleges ranking report.
