Professional Science Master's
Institutions by Region


Midwestern States

Air Force Institute of Technology
   Dr. David Lagraffe, Assistant Professor, Engineering Physics 

       Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction

Baker College
   Dr. Scott Overmyer, Director, MSIS Program 

       Information Systems 

Case Western Reserve University
    Edward M. Caner, Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs

       Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Programs (STEP)
       Entrepreneurial Biotechnology
       Chemistry for Entrepreneurship
       Mathematics for Entrepreneurship
       Physics for Entrepreneurship
       Statistics for Entrepreneurship

Grand Valley State University
   Dr. David W. Elrod, Coordinator of Professional Science Masters Programs

       Biostatistics, Contact: Dr. Bob Downer, Program Director
       Cell and Molecular Biology - Biotechnology Emphasis, Contact: Dr. Mark Staves
       Program Coordinator
       Medical and Bioinformatics, Contact: Dr. Paul Leidig, Program Director

Illinois Institute of Technology
   Dr. Elizabeth Friedman, Program Manager
   Allison Spittle, Program Coordinator

       Analytical Chemistry, Contact: Dr. Diep Nguyen, Academic Coordinator
       Biology, Contact: Dr. Benjamin Stark, Academic Coordinator
       Health Physics, Contact: Dr. Andrew Howard and Dr. Laurence Friedman, Academic Coordinators
       Materials and Chemical Synthesis, Contact: Dr. Ishaque Khan, Academic Coordinator

Michigan State University

       Biomedical Laboratory Operations, Contact: David Thorne, Specialist, Medical Technology Program
       Computational Chemistry, Contact: Dr. James Harrison, Professor, Chemistry 
       Food Safety and Toxicology, Contact: Pattie McNiel, Academic Specialist 
       Industrial Mathematics, Contact: Dr. Peiru Wu, Associate Professor, Mathematics
       Industrial Microbiology, Contact: Dr. Terence L. Marsh, Associate Professor, Microbiology
       Integrative Pharmacology, Contact: Candace Winslow, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
       Zoo and Aquarium Management, Contact: Dr. Richard Snider, Professor, Zoology

Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville 

       Biotechnology Management, Contact: Dr. Steven McCommas, Department Chair
       Environmental Science Management, Contact: Dr. Zhi-Qing Lin, Program Director

University of Dayton 
   Dr. Paul Eloe, Director, Graduate Programs Mathematics 

       Financial Mathematics

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   Dr. Kevin W. Sightler, Director

       Agricultural Production
       Bioenergy
       Food Science and Human Nutrition

University of Michigan
   
       Bioinformatics

University of Minnesota—Twin Cities
   Dr. Scot Adams, Program Director

       Financial Mathematics

University of Northern Iowa 

       Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Contact: Dr. Shoshanna Coon, Graduate Coordinator
       Applied Physics, Contact: Dr. Cliff Chancey, Graduate Coordinator
       Biotechnology, Contact: Dr. Kavita Dhanwada, Interim Head
       Ecosystem Management, Contact: Dr. Laura Jackson, Graduate Advisor
       Industrial Mathematics, Contact: Dr. Syed Kirmani, Graduate Coordinator       



Northeastern States

American University
   David Culver, Professor and Associate Dean

       Applied Computing
       Biotechnology
       Environmental Science and Assessment

College of Saint Rose
   John Avitabile, Chair and Associate Professor, Computer Science

       Computer Information Systems 

George Washington University
   Mark Reeves, Program Director

       Molecular Biotechnology

New York University
   Vielka V. Holness, Director of the Master's College 

       Physics

Northeastern University

       Bioinformatics, Contact: Dr. William Detrich
       Biotechnology, Contact: Cynthia Bainton, Administrative Coordinator and Dr. William Hancock, Education Coordinator
       Marine Biology, Contact: Dr. Sal Genovese

Pennsylvania State University
   Norman Freed, Associate Dean Eberly College of Science 

       Applied Statistics, Contact: Dr. Mosuk Chow, Program Director
       Forensic Science, Contact: Mitch Holland, Associate Director
       Biotechnology, Contact: Loida J. Escote-Carlson, Program Director

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey 
   Tait Chirenje, Program Director 

       Environmental Science (Website will be launched Fall 2008)

Rochester Institute of Technology
   Dr. Gary Skuse, Director Bioinformatics 

       Bioinformatics

St. Johns University
   Dr. Diana Bartelt, Director 

       Biotechnology

State University of New York at Buffalo 
   Heather Kornacki, PSM Coordinator

       Computational Chemistry 
       Environmental Geographical Information Systems 
       Molecular Chemical Biology

Temple University 
   Tiffany Gilles, Program Director

       Chemical Informatics 
       Drug Analysis 
       Forensic Chemistry

Towson University 
   Mark Profili, Director of Master of Science in Forensic Science Program

       Forensic Science 

University of Connecticut 
   For all program inquiries, please contact Elaine Mirkin, PSM Program Assistant

       Applied Financial MathematicsJames Bridgeman, Associate Professor-in-Residence, Mathematics Department
       Applied Genomics, Dr. Linda Strausbaugh, Professor, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology 
       Microbial Systems Analysis, Dr. Lee Aggison, Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology

University of Maryland—Baltimore County
   Dr. Richard E. Wolf, Jr., Professor and Graduate Program Director (M.P.S.: Biotechnology)

       Biotechnology

University of Maryland University College
   
       Bioinformatics, Contact: Dr. Rana Khan, Program Director
       Biotechnology Management, Contact: Dr. Rana Khan, Program Director
       Biosecurity and Biodefense, Contact: Dr. Rana Khan, Program Director
       Environmental Management, Contact: Dr. Robert G. Beauchamp, Program Director

University of Pittsburgh 

       Financial Mathematics, Contact: Dr. Ivan Yotov, Graduate Director 
       Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing, Contact: Dr. Michael Ramsey, Program Co-Director and Dr. William Harbert, Program Co-Director

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
   Dr. Bogdan Vernescu, Department Head

       Industrial Mathematics
       Quantitative Finance (Financial Mathematics)



Southern States

Appalachian State University
   Dr. Christopher Thaxton, Assistant Professor, PSM Program Coordinator

       Engineering Physics: Instrumentation and Automation

Georgetown University/Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
   
Sorell Schwartz, Program Director, Georgetown University
   
Heidi Sung, Program Administrator, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

       
Biomedical Technology Development and Management

Georgia Institute of Technology

       Bioinformatics, Contact: Prof. Mark Borodovsky, Regents' Professor Biology Department
       Human-Computer Interaction, Contact: Prof. Elizabeth Mynatt, Associate Director
       Prosthetics and Orthotics, Contact: Ms. Joy Daniell, Program Coordinator
       Quantitative Computational Finance, Contact: Prof. Robert Kertz, Director, MS QCF Program

Middle Tennessee State University 
   Saeed Foroudastan, Program Director 

       Biostatistics
       Biotechnology
       Health Care Informatics

North Carolina State University

       Financial Mathematics, Contact: Jeffrey S. Scroggs, Program Director
       Microbial Biotechnology, Contact: MMB Program

Rice University 
   Dagmar Beck, Program Coordinator 

       Environmental Analysis and Decision Making 
       Nanoscale Physics 
       Subsurface Geoscience

Southeastern Louisiana University 
   Dr. Ken Li, Graduate Coordinator of ISAT 

       Integrated Science and Technology

Texas A & M University
   Suresh Pillai, Chair of Professional Program in Biotechnology

       Biotechnology 

University of Houston—Clear Lake 
   Dr. David Garrison, Assistant Professor of Physics 

       Physics, Technical Management Sub-plan

University of North Carolina—Charlotte 
   Dr. Cynthia Gibas, PSM Program Coordinator, Faculty Director

       Bioinformatics

University of North Carolina—Wilmington 
   Dr. Ron Vetter, Director

       Computer Science and Information Systems

University of North Texas
   Project Coordinators: Jean Schaake, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Art Goven, Chair

       Biotechnology, Contact: Duane Huggett 
       Environmental Science, Contact: Barney Venables
       Industrial Chemistry, Contact: Teresa Golden 

University of South Carolina
    Dr. Roger Sawyer, Senior Associate Dean of Natural Sciences

       Bioinformatics
       Biotechnology

University of South Florida
   Program Directors

       Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 
       Biotechnology

University of Texas—El Paso
   Dr. Ming-Ying Leung, Graduate Advisor

       Bioinformatics

University of Texas—San Antonio
   Dr. Youn-Min Chou, Graduate Advisor

       Industrial Mathematics

Virginia Commonwealth University
   Dr. Gregory Buck, Director 

       Bioinformatics

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University/Georgetown University
   
Heidi Sung, Program Administrator, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
   
Sorell Schwartz, Program Director, Georgetown University   

       
Biomedical Technology Development and Management

Western Carolina University
   Dr. Jonathan Snover, Program Director

       Science Entrepreneurship



Western States & Canada

Arizona State University 
   
       Computational Biosciences, Contact: Eric Kennedy, Director, Department of Mathematics
       Nanoscience, Contact: Dr. John Venables, Professor and Director, Department of Physics

California State University—Channel Islands

       Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Contact: Dr. Ching-Hua Wang, Professor, Director of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Program

California State University—Chico

       Environmental Sciences, Contact: Dr. John Nishio, Director 

California State University—Fresno

       Biotechnology, Contact: Dr. Alice Wright, Biotechnology Graduate Program Coordinator
       Forensic Science, Contact: Dr. Kevin Miller, Assistant Professor

California State University—Stanislaus

        Genetic Counseling, Contact: Janey Youngblom       

Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
    Daniel Chatham, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

       Bioscience
             -Biomedical Devices and Diagnostics 
             -Bio/Pharmaceutical Discovery and Development 
             -Bioprocessing 
             -Clinical and Regulatory Affairs

Oregon State University
   Ursula Bechert, Director of Off-Campus Programs College of Science 

       Applied Biotechnology, Contact: Kirstin Carroll, Program Coordinator
       Applied Physics, Contact: Dr. William Warren, Program Director
       Applied Systematics, Contact: Dr. Aaron Liston, Program Director
       Environmental Sciences, Contact: Linda James, Student Services Manager

San Diego State University 
   Dr. Jose Castillo, Director Mathematics and Computer Sciences 

       Computational Science

San Jose State University
   Dr. Sally Veregge, Program Director 

       Biotechnology

Stanford University 
   Betty Cheng, Associate Director BMI, Bioinformatics

       Biomedical Informatics

University of Arizona 
   Alaina Levine, Director of Special Projects, College of Science Professional Master's Degree Programs 

       Applied and Industrial Physics, Contact: Charles Stafford
       Applied Biosciences, Contact: Lindy Brigham
       Mathematical Sciences, Contact: Michael Tabor

University of British Columbia 
   Sharon Ruschkowski, Bioinformatics Program Coordinator 

       Bioinformatics

University of California—Santa Cruz 
   Dr. Richard Hughey, Professor and Vice-Chair, Biomolecular Engineering 

       Bioinformatics 

University of Utah
   Jennifer Schmidt, Program Director

       Biotechnology
       Computational Science
       Environmental Science
       Science Instrumentation

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