Temple University College of Science and Technology
Temple University's College of Science and Technology houses the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer & Information Sciences, Earth & Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Physics. It is one of the largest schools or colleges of its kind in the Philadelphia region with more than 200 faculty and 4000 undergraduate and graduate students.[1] Michael L. Klein is dean of the college and Laura H. Carnell Professor.
Founded in 1998 from the science departments in what was then the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Science and Technology offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in all six departments as well as science with teaching bachelor's degrees through the TUteach program, based on the UTeach program.
Departments
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Earth and Environmental Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
Interdisciplinary & Intercollegial Programs
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics & Computer Science
- Mathematical Economics
- Mathematics & Physics
- Natural Science
- Neuroscience - Cellular & Molecular
Special Programs
- TUteach
- 3+4 Accelerated B.A. in CST + DMD at TU School of Dentistry
- 3+4 Accelerated B.A. in CST + MD at TU School of Medicine
- 3+4 Accelerated B.A. in CST + PharmD at TU School of Pharmacy
- 3+3 Accelerated B.A. in CST + DPT at TU College of Health Professions
- 3+4 Accelerated B.A. in CST + DPM at TU School of Podiatric Medicine
- Dual Bachelor's - Master's Degree Program (International Students Only)
Undergraduate Research Program
The College of Science and Technology offers the CST Undergraduate Research Program (URP). Students selected to participate work with a faculty sponsor to perform research in the faculty member's lab. It may also be possible for students to earn a stipend for additional work performed in the lab in excess of the required research course requirements. Students may be asked to participate in conferences, author papers or to showcase their research work in the department or at the URP Research Symposium.
Centers and Institutes for Advanced Research & Education
Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology
Center for Materials Theory
Research Support Facilities
- Research and Instructional Support Facility (RISF)
- Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis and Analysis (SPPS)
- Materials Research Facility
Notable Faculty
- Antonio Giordano, Biology
- Michael L. Klein, Chemistry
Robert Levis, Chemistry
- Jie Wu, Computer & Information Sciences
Zoran Obradovic, Computer & Information Sciences
- Laura Toran, Earth & Environmental Science
- Igor Rivin, Mathematics
- Xiaoxing Xi, Physics
John Perdue, Physics
Notable Alumni
- F. Albert Cotton, chemist
- Angelo DiGeorge, pediatric endocrinologist
- Bernard Roizman, virologist
- Herbert Scarf, mathematical economist
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