Schools of the faculty - Faculty of Science

School staff can provide advice about a range of matters, including research training details for postgraduate students enrolled in the Monash PhD 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: +61 3 9902 6453
• Fax: +61 3 9902 6738
• Email: gippsland.research@monash.edu
• 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 Science

• Location: Building C2, level 5, Malaysia campus
• Telephone: +603 5514 6816/6817
• Fax: +603 5514 6344
• Email: scienceinquiries.my@.monash.edu
• http://www.sci.monash.edu.my/
  

Postal address

School of Science
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 and behavioural biology; developmental genetics; and plant genetics and biotechnology;.

• Location: Building 18, Clayton campus
• Telephone: +61 3 9905 5650
• Fax: +61 3 9905 5613
• Email: enquiries.biol@monash.edu

• 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 analytical science, materials science and nanotechnology, green chemistry, crystallography, spectroscopy, synthesis, water and environmental chemistry, chemical biology, sensors, solar energy conversion systems and coal science.

• Location: Building 19C, Clayton campus
• Telephone: +61 3 9905 4593
• Fax: +61 3 9905 4597
• 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, geospatial imaging and environmental geoscience, 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 stochastic processes, and tertiary mathematics education.

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

Postal address

School of Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Science
Building 28
Monash University Victoria 3800
Australia

School of Physics

Research strengths and focus include astronomy and astrophysics, cold atoms and molecules, theoretical and computational physics, condensed matter physics and x-ray physics and imaging.

• Location: Building 27, Clayton campus
• Telephone inquiries: +61 3 9905 3651
• Fax: +61 3 9905 3637
• Email: physics.enquiries@monash.edu
• http://www.physics.monash.edu.au
  

Postal address

School of Physics
Faculty of Science
Monash University Victoria 3800
Australia