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
Creighton University Anne York, Program Director Bioscience Management
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
Fort Hays State University Biological Sciences, Contact: Dr. Jeff Briggs, Dean, College of Health and Life Sciences (website forthcoming)
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: Dr. Julia Funk, Program Director 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—Carbondale Advanced Energy and Fuels Management (website forthcoming)
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 Minnesota—Twin Cities Dick McGehee, 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
College of Saint Rose Ian MacDonald, Associate Professor of Computer Science Computer Information Systems
New York University Vielka V. Holness, Director of the Master's College Physics
Northeastern University Bioinformatics, Contact: Dr. William Detrich Biotechnology, Contact: Cynthia Bainton 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: Dr. Mitchell M. Holland, Program Director Biotechnology, Contact: Loida J. Escote-Carlson, Program Director
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Tait Chirenje, Program Director Environmental Science
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
Thomas Jefferson University Eleanor Gorman, Assistant Coordinator for Master's Programs in the Basic Sciences Biomedical Sciences Cell and Developmental Biology Microbiology Pharmacology
University of Connecticut For all program inquiries, please contact Elaine Mirkin, PSM Program Assistant Applied Financial Mathematics, James 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 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)
American University David Culver, Professor and Associate Dean Applied Computing Biotechnology Environmental Science and Assessment
Appalachian State University Dr. Christopher Thaxton, Assistant Professor, PSM Program Coordinator Engineering Physics: Instrumentation and Automation
George Washington University Mark Reeves, Program Director Molecular Biotechnology
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. Melody Jackson, Program Director and David White, Academic Advisor Prosthetics and Orthotics, Contact: Joy Daniell, Administrative Assistant 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 Geospatial Information Science and Technology Microbial Biotechnology, Contact: Sarah Luginbuhl
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
Towson University Mark Profili, Director of Master of Science in Forensic Science Program Forensic Science
University of Central Florida Peter Kincaid, Co-Director Larry Carlton, Co-Director Bala Jaganathan, Associate Director Modeling and Simulation
University of Houston—Clear Lake Dr. David Garrison, Assistant Professor of Physics Physics, Technical Management Sub-plan
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 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, Contact: Dr. Michael Barber, Program Director Biotechnology, Contact: Dr. Inge Wefes, Program Director
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
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—Fullerton (Joint Program with CSU-Los Angeles and Pomona)
Applied Biotechnology Studies, Contact: David Dyer, Program Director
California State University—Los Angeles (Joint Program with CSU-Fullerton and Pomona)
Applied Biotechnology Studies
California State University—Northridge Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology (website forthcoming)
California State University—Pomona (Joint Program with CSU-Fullerton and Los Angeles)
Applied Biotechnology Studies, Contact: Donald Straney
California State University—Sacramento
Applied Bioscience—Stem Cell Concentration, Contact: Jill Trainer (website forthcoming)
California State University—San Bernardino
Environmental Sciences, Contact: Brett Stanley
California State University—San Marcos
Biotechnology, For all program inquiries, please click here.
California State University—Stanislaus
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences Daniel Chatham, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid 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 Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics, Contact: Katherine Goldman, Program Coordinator Computational Science, Contact: Dr. Jose Castillo, Director Mathematics and Computer Sciences
San Francisco State University Biomedical Science, Contact: Dr. Lily Chen, Program Director
San Jose State University Dr. Sally Veregge, Program Director Biotechnology
Sonoma State University Jagan Agrawal, Program Director Saeid Rahimi, Dean, School of Science & Technology
Bioengineering (website forthcoming) Computer Hardware and Software Systems (website forthcoming) Communications and Photonics (website forthcoming)
Stanford University Betty Cheng, Associate Director BMI, Bioinformatics Biomedical Informatics
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
Total Number of PSM Programs (as of July 2, 2009): 142
Total Number of PSM-Affiliated Institutions (as of July 2, 2009): 76
Notes: Georgetown University and Virginia Tech are in collaboration on a joint program; CSU-Fullerton, Los Angeles, and Pomona are in collaboration on a joint program
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