University of Waterloo Faculty of Science
| Faculty of Science | |
|---|---|
| Type | Faculty |
| Academic affiliation | University of Waterloo |
| Location | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Dean | Terry McMahon |
| Website |
uwaterloo |
The Faculty of Science is one of six faculties at the University of Waterloo. In 2004-05, Science attracted almost $42.5 million in research funding in areas such as aquatic ecology, microbiology, solid state chemistry, environmental biology and groundwater contamination clean-up.
History
In the Fall of 1959, the first students were enrolled in the Faculty of Science. As of 2008, there are 3109 undergraduates and 375 graduate as full-time students, and almost another 350 undergraduate and graduate as part-time students.[1]
In October 2002, the Institute for Quantum Computing was established, with the assistance of Mike Lazaridis, as well the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.[2]
The current Dean of the faculty is Dr. Terry McMahon, who was established in 2007.[3]
Departments
There are currently four departments in the Faculty of Science. They are the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Physics & Astronomy. The Faculty of Science also runs the School of Optometry, and the School of Pharmacy. The School of Optometry is Canada's only English-language School of Optometry, renowned for its outreach programs and vision research. The Internationally renowned Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics is associated with the Department of Physics, and the Institute for Quantum Computing is also run through the Faculty of Science.
Student life
There are several different student-run societies inside of the Faculty of Science, including the PhysClub, ChemClub, Biology Undergraduate Society (BUGS), Biochemistry Survival Club, Science and Business Students Association, Earth Sciences Club (WatROX), and the overall Science Scociety (SciSoc). Due to the wide range of departments in the faculty, the societies are based out of the many different buildings that are part of the Faculty of Science.
The SciSoc's C&D (coffee and donuts) shop is currently run out of Biology 1 building, under "The Link"; the indoor bridge connecting the Biology buildings with the Earth Science Building.
The mascot for the faculty of Science is Arriba the Amoeba. Arriba is typically referred to as "she" in the third person, despite the fact actual amoebas are not gendered. Arriba is both the mascot for the faculty itself and the student-run Science Society (Unlike the Faculty of Math and the Math Society, which have separate mascots.)
References
- ↑ "Fast Facts". www.science.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ↑ "Introduction". www.iqc.ca. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ↑ "Fast Facts". www.science.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
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