Schools and centres of the faculty - Faculty of Science

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

http://www.gippsland.monash.edu.au/science

Research strengths and focus include applied biology and chemistry, human physiology, mathematics and modelling, and environmental management.

School of Arts and Sciences

Location: Block D3, Level 3 /A, Sunway campus

Telephone: +603 5636 0600 Ext 3510

Fax: +603 5635 8640

Postal: School of Arts and Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, No. 2 Jalan Kolej, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, 46150 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Email: study@monash.edu

http://www.artsci.monash.edu.my/index.htm

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

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

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

Research strengths and focus include electrolytes, water studies, sustainable and green chemistry, electrochemistry, biospectroscopy, environmental and analytical science, biological and medicinal chemistry, materials chemistry 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

http://www.geosci.monash.edu.au

Research strengths and focus include economic geology, environmental geoscience and hydrogeology, geochemistry and petrology, geophysics, palaeontology, geodynamics, volcanology and ore deposits, sedimentology and basin studies and tectonics.

School of Mathematical Sciences

Location: building 28, Clayton campus

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4465

Fax: +61 3 9905 4403

Postal: School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia

Email: enquiries@maths.monash.edu.au

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

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

http://www.physics.monash.edu.au

Research strengths and focus include electron scattering in materials, magnetic studies, computational physics, topological methods in physics, particle 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

http://www.biolsci.monash.edu.au/research/acb/index.html

Centre for Biospectroscopy

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4525

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

Centre for Dynamical Meteorology and Oceanography (CDMO)

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4406

Fax: +61 3 9905 3870

http://www.meteorology.monash.edu.au/

Centre for Green Chemistry

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4547

Fax: +61 3 9905 8501

http://www.chem.monash.edu.au/green-chem/

Centre for Modelling of Stochastic Systems

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4409

Fax: +61 3 9905 9520

http://www.cmss.monash.edu.au/

Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4440

Fax: +61 3 9905 4403

http://www.cspa.monash.edu.au

Water Studies Centre

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4070

Fax: +61 3 9905 4196

http://www.sci.monash.edu.au/wsc/