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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

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

• Location: building 3W, Gippsland campus
• Telephone: +60 3 5514 6121
• Fax: +60 3 5514 6364
  
• Email: scienceinquiries@sci.monash.edu.au
• http://www.gippsland.monash.edu.au/science

Postal address

School of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Science
Monash University
Gippsland campus
Northways Road
Churchill Victoria 3842
Australia

School of Sciences

• Location: building 2, level 5, Sunway campus
• Telephone: +60 3 5514 6121
• Fax: +60 3 5514 6364
• Email: study@monash.edu
• http://www.sci.monash.edu.my

Postal address

School of Sciences
Monash University
Jalan Lagoon Selatan
Bandar Sunway, 46150
Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia

School of Biological Sciences

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.

• Location: building 18, Clayton campus
• Telephone: +61 3 9905 5647
  
• Fax: +61 3 9905 5613
  
• http://www.biolsci.monash.edu.au

Postal address

School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Science
Monash University Victoria 3800
Australia

School of Chemistry

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.

• Location: building 19C, Clayton campus
• Telephone: +61 3 9905 4593
• Fax: +61 3 9905 4597
• Email: head.chemistry@sci.monash.edu.au
• http://www.chem.monash.edu.au

Postal address

School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
Box 23
Monash University Victoria 3800
Australia

School of Geosciences

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.

• Location: building 28, Clayton campus
• Telephone: +61 3 9905 4879
• Fax: +61 3 9905 4903
• http://www.geosci.monash.edu.au

Postal address

School of Geosciences
Faculty of Science
Building 28
Monash University Victoria 3800
Australia

School of Mathematical Sciences

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.

• Location: building 28, Clayton campus
• Telephone: +61 3 9905 4465
• Fax: +61 3 9905 4403
• Email: enquiries@maths.monash.edu.au
• http://www.maths.monash.edu.au

Postal address

School of Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Science
Monash University Victoria 3800
Australia

School of Physics

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.

• Location: building 27, Clayton campus
• Telephone inquiries: +61 3 9905 3652
• Fax: +61 3 9905 3637
• Email: Physics.Enquiries@.sci.monash.edu.au
• http://www.physics.monash.edu.au

Postal address

School of Physics
Faculty of Science
Monash University Victoria 3800
Australia

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

Australian Crustal Research Centre

• Telephone: +61 3 9905 4897
• Fax: +61 3 9905 4903
• http://www.geosci.monash.edu.au/research/acrc.html

Centre for Biospectroscopy

• Telephone: +61 3 9905 4525
• http://www.chem.monash.edu.au/biospec

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 4062
• Fax: +61 3 9905 4196
• http://www.sci.monash.edu.au/wsc