Astronomy

The Department of Astronomy is home of the world-renowned McDonald Observatory. Twenty-one active teaching faculty and 17 research scientists maintain research in virtually all areas of modern astronomy. Faculty have recently won six of the major awards given by the American Astronomical Society.

www.as.utexas.edu

Biological Sciences

The School of Biological Sciences is the largest academic unit in the college, and is composed of four sections: Integrative Biology, Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and Neurobiology. Graduate programs include the top-ten ranked Ecology, Evolution and Behavior program, as well as Plant Biology and Microbiology.

www.biosci.utexas.edu

Chemistry and Biochemistry

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is currently ranked as one of the top ten departments in the nation. It is consistently among the best-funded departments in the nation, reflecting its long-term reputation for excellence in research. Approximately 45 faculty members involved in research at the cutting-edge of the chemical and biochemical sciences. More than 20 faculty from other departments in the College of Natural Sciences and the Colleges of Pharmacy and Engineering are affiliated with the department and supervise students in interdisciplinary research programs.

www.cm.utexas.edu

Computer Science

The Department of Computer Sciences is recognized as one of the top ten computer science programs in the country. It is Credited with a strategic impact in Texas of about $8.7 billion per year. Its national and international award-winning faculty are recognized for their contributions to e-commerce, high-performance computing, automated debugging techniques, machine learning, online trading, robotics, numerical methods and other areas. Because of the ubiquity of computing, the department is engaged in research with many other departments on campus.

www.cs.utexas.edu

Human Ecology

Faculty investigate the effects of biology, social relationships, economics, and other factors on the quality of life.The mission of the School of Human Ecology is to study the health and well being of individuals and families. The school is composed of two departments and one division: the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences, and Division of Textiles and Apparel.

www.he.utexas.edu

Marine Science

The Department of Marine Science is housed at the Marine Science Institute on the Gulf Coast in Port Aransas, Texas, and is often referred to as the university's "window to the sea." The department has world-renowned research programs in physiology, biochemistry and ecology of marine plants and animals, dynamics of marine ecosystems, biogeochemistry, mariculture, toxicology, and environmental monitoring. MSI is the oldest marine research station on the Texas Gulf Coast and offers both doctor's and master's degrees in marine science.

www.utmsi.utexas.edu

Mathematics

Distinguished faculty in the Department of Mathematics have interests in many areas including algebraic geometry, analysis, applied mathematics, partial differential equations, dynamical systems, number theory, mathematical physics, differential geometry, topology, financial mathematics and actuarial science. There are 47 regular, full-time members of the faculty. Graduates work as teachers, statisticians, actuaries and computer programmers, to name a few.

www.ma.utexas.edu

Physics

The Department of Physics is an Internationally recognized research institution that was recently ranked eleventh in the nation by the National Research Council. Areas of research cover atomic, molecular, and optical physics, biophysics, nonlinear dynamics, plasma physics, complex quantum systems, condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics, relativity, cosmology, and elementary particle physics. The faculty includes Nobel Laureate, Steven Weinberg, and many other award winners.

www.ph.utexas.edu

Statistics and Scientific Computation

The Division of Statistics + Scientific Computation equips students with knowledge and skills in this area of great importance to science, policy and society. It coordinates undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics and scientific computation across the university, and offers consulting to faculty and students from all departments at the university. The division also promotes collaboration between the varied statistical and computational communities across campus.

www.ssc.utexas.edu