The School conducts graduate and undergraduate degree programs and research in the natural sciences, mathematics, and science education.
Main Office:
Founders North FN 3.120
(972) 883-2416 phone
(972) 883-6371 fax
nsm@utdallas.edu
Myron Salamon, Dean
Myron B. Salamon, PhD, welcomes you to the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (message)
Kenneth Balkus Jr.
Like the hunter who finally catches the fox, Kenneth Balkus, Jr., Ph.D., must be pleased whenever he develops a better chemical trap. He works with zeolite materials - porous crystalline metal oxides that act as ion-exchangers used in water softening and as absorbents and catalysts. (more)
Tour NSERL Bulding
UT Dallas vice president for research Bruce Gnade narrates this three-minute audio slideshow about the new Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory. (more)
Invention Holds Promise for Diabetics, Transplant Patients
Scientists at UT Dallas have filed a patent disclosure on a medical device that looks like a blue elastic bandage and acts like a wonder-cloth that helps preserve transplant organs, improve circulation and heal wounds. read more
President’s Viewpoint: Teamwork Matters
Teamwork involving different disciplines, different institutions, and especially professors and their students is vital to advancing science and creating our future, UT Dallas President David E. Daniel says. read more
Algorithm Helps Unlock Secrets of Cell Biology
A novel computer algorithm gave a big boost to cell biology research recently when UT Dallas researchers teamed with the Computational Biology Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. read more
Findings May Help Slow Damage from Brain Diseases
Researchers at UT Dallas and Southern Methodist University have identified a group of chemical compounds that slows the degeneration of neurons, a condition that causes such common diseases of old age as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. read more
Science Building Begins Moving from Theory to Reality
Students, faculty, staff members and Richardson city leaders turned out Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $29 million Math, Science and Engineering Teaching-Learning Center. read more
