University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences
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The College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin offers eighteen undergraduate degrees and twenty graduate programs to more than 8,411 students, employing over 452 faculty [1]. Each program is consistently ranked in the top fifteen nationally, with the exception of Biological Sciences - which ranks 24th.
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[edit] Departments
- Department of Astronomy
- School of Biological Sciences
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Department of Computer Sciences
- Department of Human Ecology
- Marine Science Institute
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
[edit] Honors Program
The College of Natural Sciences administers two Honors programs at the University of Texas. The Dean's Scholars [1] Honors Program accepts 30 freshmen and 20 sophomores each Fall, maintaining a size of more than 80 undergraduates. The Dean's Scholars Student Association is elected to represent the program in College affairs.
The College of Natural Sciences also operates the Turing Scholars [2] Honors Program. The Turing Scholars program accepts outstanding computer science majors each Fall, and is represented by the Turing Scholars Student Association. It is also possible for an undergraduate to double-major in Dean's Scholars and Turing Scholars.
[edit] Notable faculty
- Paul F. Barbara, Richard J. V. Johnson - Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry
- Allen J. Bard, Norman Hackerman - Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry
- Norman Hackerman [3], Professor Emeritus - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Lester J. Reed, Ashbel Smith Professor Emeritus - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Luis Caffarelli [4], Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair In Mathematics
- John Tate [5], Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair In Mathematics. Awarded the 2003 Wolf Prize in Mathematics
- Karen Uhlenbeck [6], Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair In Mathematics
- Harry L. Swinney, Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair In Physics
- Steven Weinberg [7], Jack S. Josey - Welch Foundation Chair in Science and Regental Professor. Awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics
- John Archibald Wheeler, Ashbel Smith Professor Emeritus and Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor Emeritus in Physics. Awarded the 1997 Wolf Prize in Physics
- Verne E. Grant, Professor Emeritus - Section of Integrative Biology
- Alan M. Lambowitz, Mr. and Mrs. A. Frank Smith Jr. and Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chairs in Molecular Biology
- Jack E. Myers, Professor Emeritus - Section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology
[edit] Student Organizations
- Natural Science Council Natural Sciences Council was started in 1972 to serve as a liaison between the students in the College and the Natural Sciences faculty. Also serves as a liaison to the Senate of College Councils
- Science Undergraduate Research Group Student group that works to foster a cohesive undergraduate research community.
