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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
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Schmidt College of Science Invests in the Next Generation of Scientists and
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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science


SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE AND DISCOVERY

Through its academic departments and research centers, the Charles E. Schmidt
College of Science provides outstanding opportunities for both undergraduate and
graduate science majors.

In addition to the eight academic departments in the College, there is a group
of strong interdisciplinary and sub-disciplinary research centers engaged in
cutting-edge research.

The education and research programs of our College span the sciences and
mathematics with major efforts in many fields ranging from biotechnology,
bioinformatics, and brain science to cryptology, developmental systems,
dynamical systems, environmental sciences, exercise sciences, geo-information
science, marine science, and space-time physics. The College's programs are
offered at FAU's campuses in Boca Raton, Davie, Jupiter, and Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute.

Spotlight Stories
New Graduate Alexis Surtel, B.S. ’23, Lands Position with National Institutes of
Health
Spring 2023 Schmidt College of Science graduate Alexis Surtel will begin working
with the National Institutes of Health this September, as a postbaccalaureate
Intramural Research Training Award trainee. More specifically, Surtel will be
housed in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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A State-of-the-Art AI Sandbox Gives Ph.D. Student a Boost With Neuroscience
Research
Jennifer Giordano, a second year Ph.D. student in the Graduate Neuroscience
Training Program and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, greatly
relies on the Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox’s transformative technology
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Newly Launched Soar-in-4 Medical School Pathway Program
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the Schmidt College of Medicine
are pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative pathway program for
outstanding Schmidt College of Science Soar-in-4 Scholars.
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Virtual Walk-In Advising Week August 19 - 23, 2024
Virtual Walk-In Advising Week August 19 - 23, 2024
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FAU Lands $1.3M NSF Grant to Boost Dryland Soil Quality
To enhance understanding of climate resistance of individual microbes and to
improve microbial remediations to reduce soil degradation under climate change,
Florida Atlantic University has received a $1.3 million grant from...
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Dr. Samantha Kuschke Jumpstarts Career in Academia and Sea Turtle Research
Through New Postdoctoral Program
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is pleased to welcome Samantha Kuschke
, DVM, Ph.D., M.Ed., as a member of the Jumpstart Postdoctoral Program. Dean
Valery Forbes, Ph.D., launched the initiative in 2022, with the...
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For Bigger Muscles Push Close to Failure, For Strength, Maybe Not
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators analyzed how
training close to failure or not impacts muscle growth and strength. Results of
the study, published in the journal Sports Medicine, found that how...
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FAU Researcher Lands Grant for Personalized Cancer Radiation Therapy
Wazir Muhammad, Ph.D., principal investigator and an assistant professor in the
Department of Physics within Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt
College of Science, has received a $701,000 grant from Precess...
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Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow Studies Effects of Bilingualism on the Brain
Meet Merike Lang, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow in the Charles E.
Schmidt College of Science, who investigates the neuroprotective effects of
bilingualism on normal and abnormal aging.
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Earth Sciences
(Geosciences)
No. 160
Mathematics
No. 167
Physics
No. 185
Psychology
No. 203
Biology
No. 201
Chemistry
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Among 'U.S News' 2023-2024 'Best Graduate
Programs'
The Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox
In partnership with FAU Libraries, explore the multi-disciplinary,
state-of-the-art AI lab housed in a 3,400-square-foot experimental space
designed for students of all levels and disciplines
A National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research
The College’s Center for Cryptology and Information Security earned the
distinction through the Department of Homeland Security and the National
Security Agency
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