In fall of 2010 we welcomed our biggest incoming class ever - 2,635

College of Sciences

The UMass Lowell College of Sciences fosters critical and creative thinking for a technical world. 

We do this through small lecture sections, interdisciplinary degree combinations and experiential learning opportunities far and wide including service-learning and co-op programs. Our world-class facilities for learning and research are enhanced by a faculty committed to making every effort to put your success first.

Meet Our Faculty

Jayant Kumar, Ph.D.Professor, Director, Physics & Applied Physics, Center for Advanced Materials, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceMaterial Science, Optical & electronic properties of materials, Optical Spectroscopy, Devices
Mathew Barlow, Ph.D.Professor, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric SciencesClimate variability and change
Kunnat Sebastian, Ph.D.Professor, PhysicsParticle physics theory, theoretical atomic physics
Jerry Waldman, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Science Advisor, Physics, Submillimeter-Wave Technology LaboratoryExperimental laser physics, infrared spectroscopy
Cecil Joseph, Ph.D.Adjunct Faculty, Staff, Physics, Submillimeter-Wave Technology LaboratoryTHz Medical Imaging Development
Mark Tries, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PhysicsRadiological sciences and protection
Daniel Klain, Ph.D.Professor, Mathematical SciencesConvex geometry, geometric tomography, integral geometry, combinatorics
Paul Song, Ph.D.Professor, Director, Physics, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Atmospheric ResearchGeophysics, Space Physics, Space Plasma Physics
Anna N. Yaroslavsky, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Physics 
Mark Sheldon, Ph.D.Lecturer, Computer ScienceProgramming Languages & Systems
Roger D. McLeod, MSAssociate Professor, Physics Theory of vision
Marina Ruths, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Chemistry, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceSurface & Colloid Chemistry
Alan KaplanAssociate ProfessorAnalysis
Lee K. JonesProfessorProbability, mathematical statistics, neural networks and pattern recognition
Samuel Sawan, Ph.D.Professor, ChemistryPolymer Chemistry
Christopher Baird, Ph.D.Adjunct Faculty, CEM Codes Manager, Physics & Applied Physics, Submillimeter-Wave Technology LaboratoryElectromagnetic Scattering & Quantum Structures
Ezequiel RiveraProfessor, Biological SciencesPlant Biology & Cell Biology
Daniel Sandman, Ph.D.Professor, Chemistry, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence, Center for Advanced MaterialsOrganic and materials chemistry; synthesis and physico-chemical study of organic and polymeric conjugated materials; solid state polymerization; use of sugar reagents for synthesis; polydiacetylenes.
Nelson Eby, Ph.D.Professor & Chair, Environmental Earth & Atmospheric SciencesGeochemical processes, undergraduate and graduate programs
Konstantin RybnikovAssociate ProfessorDiscrete and Computational Geometry, Geometry of Numbers, Combinatorics, Stochastic Geometry
Karen Daniels, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Computer ScienceComputational Geometry, Computer Graphics, Computer-Aided Geometric Modeling, CAD/CAM, Combinatorial Optimization, Packing and Layout
Christopher Lister, Ph.D.Professor, Co-Director, Physics, Radiation Laboratory 
Erno Sajo, Ph.D.Professor, Director, Physics, Medical PhysicsMedical Physics & Radiological Science
Stephen A. Pennell, Ph.D.Professor, Department Chair, Mathematical SciencesMathematical modeling, fluid mechanics
Kenneth M. LevasseurProfessorDiscrete mathematics, abstract algebra, computing with Mathematica
Byung Guk Kim, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Computer ScienceNetwork Performance, High-speed Networks, Multimedia Communications
Alan DoerrProfessor, Mathematical ScienceDiscrete mathematics
Hwai-Chen Guo, Ph.D.Professor, Biological SciencesStructural Biology; Macromolecular Crystallography; Enzymology; Immune Responses, Rare Disease
James Graham EagleProfessor, Mathematical ScienceApplied mathematics, combustion theory
Jessica Garb, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Biological ScienceMolecular Evolution & Systematic Biology
Nancy DeLuca, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Chemistry 
Alexander Kheifets, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Mathematical SciencesHarmonic & complex analysis, operator theory
Michael GravesAssociate Professor & Undergraduate Coordinator, BiologyMolecular Biology and Virology
Charles ByrneProfessor, Mathematical Science, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology ProgramAlgorithms for medical imaging
Valeri Barsegov, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Chemistry 
Kenneth Lee, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Coordinator, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Environmental StudiesEnvironmental & Water Resources Engineering
Mengyan Shen, Ph.D.Associate Professor, PhysicsNanoscience and technology, condensed matters and optics
Clayton S. French, Jr., Ph.D.Professor, Physics & Applied Physics, Biomedical EngineeringRadiological science & protection
Jie Wang, Ph.D.Professor, Chair, Computer Science, Center for Network and Information SecurityAlgorithms, Computational Complexity, Complex Networks, Wireless & Sensor Networks, Network Security, Mathematical Modeling
Susan J. Braunhut, Ph.D.Professor, Biological Sciences, Biocheminformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence, Center For Irish PartnershipsTissue Regeneration; Ionizing Radiation Therapy for Human Cancer; Hyperthermia; Breast Cancer; Vascular Biology; Extracellular Matrix
Benyuan Liu, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Computer ScienceData and Computer Communication Networks, Mobile and Wireless Networks, Internet Technologies & Applications
Fred Martin, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Associate Dean (College of Sciences), Computer Science, College of SciencesMobile Robotics, K-12 Science and Mathematics Learning, Embedded Sensing and Control, Engineering Design
Long Chiang, Ph.D.Professor, Chemistry, Center for Advanced Materials 
Victor ShubovProfessorPartial differential equations, control of distributed parameter systems, hydrodynamics
James E. Whitten, Ph.D.Chairman, Professor, Chemistry, Center for Advanced Materials, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellencePhysical & materials chemistry at surfaces & interfaces
Alexander SamarovProfessorStatistics
Guanling Chen, Ph.D.Associate Professor   , Computer ScienceMobile computing, cloud computing, wireless networks, experimental systems research
Rick HochbergAssociate Professor, Biological SciencesInvertebrate Zoology
Tse-Ming (Bob) Hsin, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, ChemistryLaser-induced fluorescence microscopy; single-molecule detection; enzyme kinetics; biomimetics; synthesis of functional liposomes (lipid vesicles, artificial cells); mesoporous silica nanomaterials; heterogeneous catalysis; biosensor research, biofuel research; high-throughput screening techniques.
Tingjian GeAssistant Professor, Computer ScienceData Management Systems
Enrique Gonzalez VelascoProfessor, Mathematical SciencesHistory of mathematics
Naomi Wernick, Ph.D.Lecturer, Biological SciencesMolecular Biology, Cellular Biology & Biology Education
Andriy Danylov, Ph.D.Senior Scientist, Adjunct Physics Faculty, Submillimeter Wave Tech Lab/Physics 
Mingdi Yan, Ph.D.Professor, ChemistryOrganic / Materials Chemistry
Kenneth Marx, Ph.D.Professor, Chemistry, Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence, Biocheminformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Visualization & Perception ResearchBiochemistry, Physical Biochemistry, Data Mining, & Cheminformatics
Gunter H.R. Kegel, Ph.D.Professor, PhysicsExperimental nuclear physics, radiation effects in materials
Tibor Beke, Ph.D.Associate Professor , Mathematical SciencesAlgebraic topology, model theory, image processing
Garth Hall, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering 
Holly Yanco, Ph.D.Professor, Associate Chair , Computer ScienceRobotics, Assistive Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Robert H. Giles, Ph.D.Professor, Chair, Director, Physics & Applied Physics, Submillimeter Wave Technology LabExperimental laser physics, optics
Melisenda Jean McDonald, Ph.D.Professor, Chemistry, Biocheminformatics, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceBiochemistry
Andrew Gatesman, Ph.D.Assistant Director, Submillimeter-Wave Technology Laboratory 
Georges G. Grinstein, Ph.D.Professor, Computer Science, IVPR, Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics Data & information visualization, data analysis, computer-human interaction, sonification, cognition, design & bioinformatics
William D. Goodhue, Ph.D.Professor, Director, Physics and Applied Physics, Photonics Center (POD)Experimental semiconductor research, materials, fabrication
Juliette Rooney-VargaAssociate Professor & Graduate Admissions Coordinator, Director, Biological Sciences, Climate Change Initiative, Center for Complex Environmental SystemsEnvironmental Microbiology & Ecology, Climate Change
Shelley L. RasmussenAssociate ProfessorExperimental design, statistical modeling, data analysis, mathematics of weaving
Thomas B. SheaProfessor, Director, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Center for Cellular Neurobiology & Neurodegeneration Research, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellenceCell Biology
Alexander OlsenProfessorStatistics
Haim Levkowitz, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Computer ScienceVisualization, Graphics, Vision, Imaging, User Interfaces, Sound
Jin Xu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Chemistry 
Xinwen Fu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Computer ScienceNetwork Security and Privacy
James Propp Professor Combinatorics, probability and dynamical systems
Lori Weeden, M.S.Lecturer, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Science education, water & soil chemistry
Marvin E. StickProfessorMathematics education, integration of technology for teachers and students
Robert Gamache, Ph.D.Dean of Marine Sciences, Professor, School of Marine Sciences, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric SciencesInteraction of radiation with matter in the collision process, and chemistry & physics of atmospheres with particular application to remote sensing
Robert H. Tamarin, Ph.D.Dean of Sciences, College of Sciences 
Arthur Mittler, Ph.D.Professor, PhysicsExperimental nuclear physics, physics education
Mark HinesProfessor, Department Chair, Biological ScienceMicrobial Biogeochemistry
Ann Marie HurleyProfessor, Co-Director, Mathematical Sciences, Center for Irish PartnershipsStatistics, bioinformatics
Arnold O'Brien, Ph.D.Emeritus Professor, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric SciencesHydrogeology with special emphasis on hydrogeology of wetlands & groundwater/surface water interactions; also geomorphology & glacial & pleistocene geology
Silas Laycock, Ph.DLecturer, Director, Physics, UMass Lowell Astronomical Observatory 
James J. Egan, Ph.D.Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Physics and Applied PhysicsExperimental nuclear physics: neutron physics, neutron and gamma-ray spectroscopy, fast-timing techniques, radiation detection.
Jesse M. Heines, Ed.D.Professor, Computer ScienceGraphical User Interfaces, Web Technologies, Music+Computing, & Interdisciplinary Computer Science Education
David Ryan, Ph.D.Professor, ChemistryAnalytical & Environmental Chemistry
Edwin Jahngen, Ph.D.Professor, Chemistry 
James Canning, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Director , Computer Science, Honors Program Software Engineering, Dataflow Architecture
Viktor A. Podolskiy, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Physics 
Walter A. Schier, Ph.D.Professor, PhysicsExperimental nuclear physics
Ashot A ShahinianAssociate Professor 
Eugene Barry, Ph.D.Professor, Chemistry 
Ravi Montenegro, Ph.D.Associate Professor , Mathematical SciencesConvergence rate of markov chains, combinatorics, isoperimetric inequalities
Richard W. Stimets, Ph.D.Professor, PhysicsSolid state physics, astronomy, image processing
Cindy Chen, Ph.D.Associate Professor  , Computer Science, IVPR, Biocheminformatics, Biomedical EngineeringDatabase Systems and XML
Dan S. Golomb, Ph.D.Emeritus Faculty, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric SciencesAir pollution & control, graduate & undergraduate programs
Rudolf Faust, Ph.D.Professor, Chemistry, Nanomanufacturing Center of ExcellencePolymer Chemistry
William Moloney, M.S.Associate Professor, Computer ScienceOperating Systems
Peter GainesAssistant Professor, Biological Science, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology ProgramMolecular and Developmental Biology
Rida M. MirieAssociate ProfessorApplied mathematics, fluids
Ronald Brent, Ph.D.Professor, Mathematical SciencesAcoustic and electromagnetic wave propagation in terrestrial environments, numerical solution of PDE's, parabolic approximation methods
Jerome Hojnacki, Ph.D.Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Biological Sciences, Biomedical EngineeringAtherosclerosis, Lipid Biochemistry, Lipoprotein Metabolism & Nutrition
Frank P. Colby, Jr., Ph.D.Professor, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric SciencesWeather modeling, analysis and forecasting, boundary layer meteorology
Thomas Goyette, Ph.D.Laser Systems Manager, Submillimeter-Wave Technology Laboratory 
Partha Chowdhury, Ph.D.Professor, Co-Director , Physics & Applied Physics, Radiation Laboratory 
Eugene Mellican, Ph.D.ProfessorApplied Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics and Technology
Vidhu Prasad, Ph.D.Professor, Mathematical SciencesErgodic theory, dynamical systems, information theory, coding, stochastic processes

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