The Department of Applied Science is an interdisciplinary, graduate-only department that supports applied research in a broad set of areas. These areas include: combustion and analytical chemistry, robotics and mechatronics, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, geophysics, optics and solar energy, applied computing, magnetic resonance, environmental research, signal processing, and materials and powder science.
The Department offers two degrees, the Doctor of Philosophy and the Master of Science. Each degree has several emphases, which are explained under the separate programs. Faculty housed in several other Departments in both the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) and Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT), participate in the various emphasis tracks.
Your graduate education in the Department of Applied Science will be a very different experience from your undergraduate career. Merely meeting or satisfying degree requirements should not be the aim of a quality graduate program. Graduate education is an opportunity to increase your knowledge, to broaden your understanding, and to develop your independent thinking and research capabilities. Consequently, your academic program of study and achievement should reflect a commitment to the discipline and to scholarly standards. While graduate faculty and staff members will serve as counselors and assistants, your accomplishments as a graduate student will primarily be a result of your own personal ambition and dedication. The success of your graduate education will depend on your ability to define goals and to organize and execute a program of study and research needed to meet those goals.
