DEPATMENT OF APPLIED SCIENCE

Welcome to the Department of Applied Science. Our mission is to discover new understanding, to communicate knowledge through teaching and outreach, and to use and develop the scientific base of the College for the benefit of the citizens of the state. Our approach is often integrative; there are no clear boundaries among the components of our mission. Commitment to our mission, creativity in implementing it, and aspiring to the highest levels of achievement for our students and our faculty are the hallmarks of our College's history and future.

Faculty backgrounds in biological, physical, inorganic, organic, and analytical chemistry reflect the diverse, central nature of the field. Major research areas include materials science, structural biochemistry, precise sample analysis, and computational chemistry. Multidisciplinary collaboration is common, both within the university and outside. Educational innovation with multimedia and computer-aided instruction are also major strengths of our degree programs.

Physics faculty and their students carry out theoretical and experimental research at the forefront of a broad range of fields, including condensed matter physics, low temperature physics, nanoscience, optics, high energy physics, nuclear physics, cosmology and physics education.