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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: 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: 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: 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: www.chem.monash.edu.au/

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: 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: 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

Location: building 27, Clayton campus

Telephone inquiries: +61 3 9905 3652
Fax: +61 3 9905 3637

Postal: School of Physics, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia

Email: Physics.Enquiries@.sci.monash.edu.au

Website: www.physics.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.