Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Science

Where to get help and advice in the faculty

Intending and current students are strongly encouraged to seek advice and information from the Faculty of Science office or from any of the schools.

Clayton campus

Location: ground floor, central Science building (building 19)
(where it adjoins building 27 on the south side)
Telephone: +61 3 9905 4604
Fax: +61 3 9905 1450
Postal address: Faculty of Science office, Clayton campus,
Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Email: enquiries@sci.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.sci.monash.edu.au

Gippsland campus

Location: building 3W
Postal: Faculty of Science office, Gippsland campus,
Northways Road, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9902 6431
Fax: +61 3 9902 6931
Email: scienceinquiries@sci.monash.edu.au

Schools and centres of the faculty

Listed below are the schools and centres of the faculty. School staff can provide advice about a range of matters, including unit details for postgraduate coursework programs as well as information on areas of research focus and available resources and supervision for higher degree by research programs.

Schools

School of Applied Sciences and Engineering

Location: building 3W, Gippsland campus
Telephone: +61 3 9902 6453
Fax: +61 3 9902 6738
Postal: School of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science,
Gippsland campus, Northways Road, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia
Email: scienceinquiries@sci.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.gippsland.monash.edu.au/science
Research strengths and focus include applied biology and chemistry, human physiology, mathematics and modelling (including applied statistics), and resource and environmental management.

School of Biological Sciences

Location: building 18, Clayton campus
Telephone: +61 3 9905 5647
Fax: +61 3 9905 5613
Postal: School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science,
Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Website: http://www.biolsci.monash.edu.au
Research strengths and focus include biology and physiology of algae; ecology and conservation biology; evolutionary processes; molecular genetics and cell biology; and vertebrate physiology, development and behaviour.

School of Chemistry

Location: building 19C, Clayton campus
Telephone: +61 3 9905 4593
Fax: +61 3 9905 4597
Postal: School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Box 23,
Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Email: head.chemistry@sci.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.chem.monash.edu.au/department/homepage/
Research strengths and focus include electrolytes, water studies, green chemistry, electrochemistry, biospectroscopy, and synthetic and catalytic chemistry.

School of Geosciences

Location: building 28, Clayton campus
Telephone: +61 3 9905 4879
Fax: +61 3 9905 4903
Postal: School of Geosciences, Faculty of Science,
Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Website: http://www.earth.monash.edu.au
Research strengths and focus include economic geology, environmental and hydrogeology, geochemistry and petrology, geophysics, palaeontology, sedimentology and basin studies, tectonics, and volcanology.

School of Mathematical Sciences

Location: building 28, Clayton campus
Telephone: +61 3 9905 4440
Fax: +61 3 9905 4403
Postal: School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Email: enquiries@maths.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.maths.monash.edu.au
Research strengths and focus include algebra and discrete mathematics, analysis and geometry, astrophysics and general relativity, atmospheric science and geophysical fluid dynamics, computational mathematics, statistics, and tertiary mathematics education.

School of Physics and Materials Engineering

Location: building 69, Clayton campus
Telephone inquiries: +61 3 9905 5697
Fax: +61 3 9905 4940
Postal: School of Physics and Materials Engineering,
PO Box 69M, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Email: enquiries.officer@spme.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.spme.monash.edu.au
Research strengths and focus include electron scattering in materials, magnetic studies, computational physics, topological methods in physics, cosmology, EPR studies, applications of Mössbauer spectroscopy, engineering of metals and alloys, polymer physics and engineering, thin films, diffraction studies, computed tomography, digital image processing and X-ray and synchrotron radiation physics, ceramic engineering, corrosion, fracture of materials, production and properties of composites, mechanical properties, fracture, mathematical and computer modelling of materials and processes and biomaterials.

Centres

Australian Centre for Biodiversity Analysis, Policy and Management

Telephone: +61 3 9905 5642
Fax: +61 3 9905 5613
Website: http://www.biolsci.monash.edu.au/labs/acb/index.html

Australian Crustal Research Centre (ACRC)

Telephone: +61 3 9905 5761
Fax: +61 3 9905 5062
Website: http://acrc.earth.monash.edu.au

Centre for Biospectroscopy

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4525
Website: http://web.chem.monash.edu.au/BioSpec

Centre for Dynamical Meteorology and Oceanography (CDMO)

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4406
Fax: +61 3 9905 3870
Website: http://www.meteorology.monash.edu.au/research/index.shtml

Centre for Green Chemistry

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4547
Fax: +61 3 9905 4597
Website: http://web.chem.monash.edu.au/GreenChem

Centre for Modelling of Stochastic Systems

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4409
Fax: +61 3 9905 9520
Website: http://www.cmss.monash.edu.au/

Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4440
Fax: +61 3 9905 4403
Website: http://www.cspa.monash.edu.au

Centre for X-Ray Physics and Imaging

Telephone: +61 3 9905 3645
Fax: +61 3 9905 3637
Website: http://www.spme.monash.edu.au/cxpi

Water Studies Centre

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4070
Fax: +61 3 9905 4196
Website: http://www.wsc.monash.edu.au

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