About Us

In Applied Science we use the tools, the techniques, and the understanding involved in a wide range of sciences in order to solve complex scientific and technical problems. There are approximately 50 graduate students working alongside Applied Science faculty as well as faculty from the Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer science, Psychology and Mathematics Departments as well as from nearby Jefferson Lab, VIMS and NASA Langley.

Core faculty research interests include: nondestructive evaluation, robotics and medical imaging; epidemic modeling and non-linear dynamics; nanotechnology and thin films, surface science, electronic and magnetic materials science; physical and chemical properties and characterization of polymers; laser spectroscopy; solid state nuclear magnetic resonance; neurophysiology; computational neuroscience and cell biology.

Several undergraduate students choose to minor in Applied Science following either a either Computational Biology or Materials Science track.