School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NS&M) houses six departments, each with graduate programs: Biological Sciences (MS, PhD); Chemistry and Biochemistry (MS, PhD); Geosciences (MS, PhD); Mathematical Sciences, emphasizing Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Actuarial Science (MS, PhD); Physics (MS, PhD); and Science and Mathematics Education (Master of Arts in Teaching). In addition, there are three interdisciplinary degrees offered: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (MS) and Geospatial Information Sciences (MS, PhD). Each program is relatively small and thus able to provide excellent graduate student - faculty contact, while maintaining a strong research program. Increasingly, departments interact with each other in research, allowing interdisciplinary efforts to flourish. A number of well-funded Research Centers and Institutes are also housed in NS&M; these allow graduate students to approach real world, cutting edge research problems while working side by side with professional research staff and internationally recognized faculty. They are: the Center for Applied Biology; the Center for Lithospheric Studies; the UT Dallas NanoTech Institute; the Center for Quantum Electronics; and the Center for Space Sciences.

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Degrees Offered

Biological Sciences

Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Biotechnology (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Molecular and Cell Biology (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cell Biology (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Master of Science in Chemistry (30 semester credit hours minimum)

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Geosciences

Master of Science in Geosciences (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Geospatial Information Sciences (36 semester credit hours minimum)¹

Doctor of Philosophy in Geosciences (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Information Sciences (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)²

Mathematical Sciences

Master of Science in Actuarial Science (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Mathematics (36 semester credit hours minimum)

• MS in Mathematics - Specialization in Applied Mathematics
• MS in Mathematics - Specialization in Engineering Mathematics
• MS in Mathematics - Specialization in Mathematics
• MS in Mathematics - Specialization in Data Science

Master of Science in Data Science and Statistics (36 semester credit hours minimum)

• MS in Statistics - Specialization in Statistics
• MS in Statistics - Specialization in Applied Statistics
• MS in Statistics - Specialization in Data Science

Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science and Statistics (75 semester credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Physics

Master of Science in Physics (30 semester credit hours minimum)

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Science and Mathematics Education

Master of Arts in Teaching in Science Education (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Arts in Teaching in Mathematics Education (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Interdisciplinary Studies

Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Master of Science in Geospatial Information Sciences (36 semester credit hours minimum)

Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Information Sciences (75 semester credit hours minimum beyond the baccalaureate degree)

Certificates Offered

• Certificate in Data Science (12 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Genomics (12-13 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Geophysics (9 semester credit hours)
• Certificate in Quantum Information (12 semester credit hours)

1. The Master of Science in Geospatial Information Sciences Program is jointly offered by the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

2. The Doctor of Philosophy in Geospatial Information Sciences Program is jointly offered by the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, and School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

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Faculty

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Professors: Phillip C. Anderson @pca015000, Kenneth J. Balkus Jr. @balkus, Ray H. Baughman @rbaughmn, Swati Biswas @sxb125731, Lunjin Chen @lxc134330, Min Chen @mxc136030, Pankaj Choudhary @pkc022000, Gerardo Cisneros @gac210005, Baris Coskunuzer @bxc190014, Mieczyslaw Dabkowski @mkd034000, Vladimir Dragovic @vxd123630, Rockford K. Draper @draper, Shengwang Du @sxd200057, Sam Efromovich @sxe062000, John P. Ferraris @ferraris, Yulia Gel @yxg142030, Matthew J. Goeckner @goeckner, Juan E. González @jgonzal, Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki @mxi054000, Wieslaw Krawcewicz @wzk091000, David J. Lary @djl101000, Mark Lee @mxl101000, Xinchou Lou @xinchou, David Lumley @del170130, Roger Malina @rxm116130, Anton V. Malko @avm074000, Susan Minkoff @sem120030, Inga H. Musselman @imusselm, Bruce M. Novak @bxn111230, Kelli Palmer @klp120030, L. Felipe Pereira @lfp140030, Dmitry Rachinskiy @dxr124030, Viswanath Ramakrishna @vish, Lawrence J. Reitzer @reitzer, A. Dean Sherry @sherry, Stephen Spiro @sxs067400, Mihaela C. Stefan @mci071000, Robert J. Stern @rjstern, Janos Turi @turi, Robert M. Wallace @rmw031000, Anvar A. Zakhidov @zakhidov, Chuanwei Zhang @cxz124830, Fan Zhang @fxz140930, Li Zhang @lxz075000, Michael Qiwei Zhang @mqz091000, Jie Zheng @jxz087000, John Zweck @jwz120030

Associate Professors: Jung-Mo Ahn @jxa041100, Maxim Arnold @mxa149530, Michael C. Biewer @biewerm, Joseph Boll @jxb230044, Thomas H. Brikowski @brikowi, Mehmet Candas @candas, Yan Cao @yxc069200, Sheena D'Arcy @sxd156730, Fabiano Da Silveira Rodrigues @fxd121030, Nikki Delk @nad140230, Gregg R. Dieckmann @dieckgr, Sheel Dodani @scd023000, Heng Du @hxd131030, Yuri Gartstein @yxg037000, Jeremiah J. Gassensmith @jjg130230, Warren J. Goux @wgoux, Liang Hong @lxh019000, Michael Kesden @mhk130030, Tae Hoon Kim @txk142630, Lindsay J. King @lxk111430, Lloyd Lumata @lxl143230, Bing Lv @bxl152230, Oleg Makarenkov @oxm130230, Gabriele Meloni @gxm152330, Faruck Morcos @afg150230, Steven O. Nielsen @son051000, Tomoki Ohsawa @txo140730, Paul Pantano @pantano, John W. Sibert IV @sibertj, Jason D. Slinker @jds107020, Ronald A. Smaldone @ras120030, Anh Tran @att140830, Mary L. Urquhart @mlk023000, Duane D. Winkler @ddw130330, Zhenyu Xuan @zxx091000, Xiaojia Zhang @xxz220011, Hejun Zhu @hxz154830

Assistant Professors: Carlos Arreche @cxa171230, Noirrit Chandra @nxc220031, Ronan Conlon @rxc200021, Nicole De Nisco @njd160330, Nikki Delk @nad140230, Nicholas Dillon @nxd210018, Xintong Dong @xxd220000, Lin Jia @lxj200008, Purna Joshi @pxj210010, Rizwanur Khan @rxk230072, Michael Kolodrubetz @mxk177330, Jiyong Lee @jxl127631, Qiwei Li @qxl190009, Stephen McKeown @sxm190098, Kaloyan Penev @kxp174430, Erica Sanchez @exs220022, Darshan Sapkota @dxs210043, Xiaoyan Shi @xxs151730, Aaron Smith @axs230251, Chuan-Fa Tang @cxt190011, Jiayi Wang @jxw220029, Nathan Williams @nxw170830, Nan Wu @nxw220012, Yunan Wu @yxw200032, Qingyu Zhu @qxz230002

Clinical Professors: Natalia Humphreys @nah103020, David Murchison @dfm100020

Clinical Associate Professor: Mohammad Akbar @mma110020

Clinical Assistant Professor: Wenyi Lu @wxl153330

Research Professors: John W. Geissman @jwg102020, Roderick A. Heelis @heelis

Research Assistant Professors: Li Liu @lliu, Ru-Hung Wang @rxw012400

Senior Lecturer: Wen-Ho Yu @why061000

Master Teachers: Katherine (Katie) Donaldson @ked013100, Floyd Dorsey @fzd110020, Denise Gregory @dxg200019, Pamela (Pam) Kirkland @pik140130, Amin Lalani @axl120130, James (Jim) McConnell @jsm019600, Megan (Kate) York @mxy141130

Professors Emeriti: Larry Ammann @ammann, Lee A. Bulla @bulla, Richard A. Caldwell @caldwell, Austin J. Cunningham @cunning, David E. Dunn @ddunn, Frederick Fifer @ffifer, Donald M. Gray @dongray, Walter Heikkila @heikkila, Ali Hooshyar @ali, Joseph M. Izen @joe, Cynthia Ledbetter @ledbeter, George A. McMechan @mcmec, Lynn A. Melton @melton, Richard M. Mitterer @mitterer, Patrick Odell @pxo062000, Emile A. Pessagno Jr. @pessagno, Dean C. Presnall @presnall, Myron B. Salamon @mxs068100, Brian A. Tinsley @tinsley, John Van Ness @ness

Associate Professors Emeriti: Gail A. M. Breen @breen, Dennis L. Miller @dmiller

UT Dallas Affiliated Faculty: Leonidas Bleris @lxb092000, Yves J. Chabal @yjc072000, Kyeongjae (KJ) Cho @kxc067000, Sheena D'Arcy @sxd156730, Heng Du @hxd131030, John P. Ferraris @ferraris, Massimo V. Fischetti @mvf100020, Lev D. Gelb @ldg102020, Heather Hayenga @hnh130330, Julia W. P. Hsu @jxh101000, Jung-whan (Jay) Kim @jxk132330, Stephen D. Levene @sdlevene, Lawrence J. Overzet @overzet, Manuel Quevedo-Lopez @mxq071000, A. Dean Sherry @sherry, Mary L. Urquhart @mlk023000, Walter E. Voit @wev012000, Amy V. Walker @axw092000, Anvar A. Zakhidov @zakhidov

Professors of Instruction: Anatoly Eydelzon @axe031000, Manjula Foley @mxf091000, Bentley Garrett @btg032000, Yuly Koshevnik @yxk055000, Paul Mac Alevey @paulmac, Scott A. Rippel @rippel, Amandeep Sra @aks057000, Uma Srikanth @ukrish

Associate Professors of Instruction: Mohammad Ahsan @mka120030, Kelly Aman @kxa143530, Sergio Cortes @scortes, Malgorzata Dabkowski @mxd066000, Rabin Dahal @rxd153030, Sandhya R. Gavva @sgavva, William R. Griffin @griffin, Vinita Hajeri @vxh151030, Emily Hennessy @eft031000, Yu Huang @yxh091220, Wen-Ju Lin @wenju, Derege Mussa @dxm146130, My Linh Nguyen @mln018200, Jigarkumar Patel @jsp061000, Elizabeth Pickett @eaw016100, Ignacio Pujana @pujana, Yanping Qin @yxq083000, Ilya Sapozhnikov @isapoz, Julie Sutton @jxs158030

Assistant Professors of Instruction: Anani Komla Adabrah @aaa130530, Iris Alvarado @ila180000, Saikat Biswas @sxb230137, Stephanie Boyd @sdb074000, Hui Ding @hxd162130, Adannah Duruoha @axd180037, Kemelli Estacio-Hiroms @kxe160930, Huizhen Guo @hxg190020, Yi Huang @yxh220019, Shengjie Jiang @sxj220069, Joselle Kehoe @jxk061000, Amena Khan @axk140130, Ida Klang @ixk190014, Runzhou Liu @rxl210013, Meenakshi Maitra @mxm172731, Neha Makhijani @nxm165130, Irina Martynova @ixm140930, Caitlin Maynard @cmb170830, Iti Mehta @ixm121430, Diarisoa Mihaja Rakotomalala @dmr150130, Adrian Murza @acm170730, Ramesh Padmanabhan @rxp104120, Jing Pan @jxp134330, Nimanka Panapitiya @npp081000, Ajaya Paudel @abp062000, Mortaza Pirouz @mxp180004, Ruben D. Ramirez @rdr092000, Eva Sadat @exs190014, Lamya Saleh @lxs190019, Subha Sarcar @sns064000, Octavious Smiley @oxs230011, Nasrin Sultana @nxs190039, Stephanie Taylor @smt031000, Michelle Wilson @mxw084000, Che-Yu Wu @cxw153530, Zhuoru Wu @zxw190014