Kennedy College of Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences undergraduate degree programs are Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology and Pre-Medical/Pre-Health as well as the option to minor in biological sciences. The department also offers graduate degree programs including Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Education, Communication and Outreach, and a Ph.D. in Applied Biology of Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology. Dr. Peter Gaines is the chair of the department. The department has more than 30 professors and lecturers.[3]

The Department of Chemistry trains students to be technical chemists as well as allowing them to explore research pathways. The department offers bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. Chemistry students pursuing a bachelor's degree have the option to focus in Forensic Science, Biochemistry, and Gereral Chemistry. General Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Polymer Science are different specializations of graduate degrees.

Dr. David Ryan is the chair of the department and specializes in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry. The Chemistry Department has 20+ faculty as well as 150 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students.[4]

The Department of Computer Science was named the Richard A. Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences in the Fall of 2022, after UMass Lowell's Department of Computer Science alumnus Richard A. Miner ('86, '89, '97), co-founder of Android. The school offers bachelors, masters, and doctorate degree programs and is also home to a Robotics minor program. General Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, and Bio-Cheminformatics are different concentrations the department provides. The school also offers, in conjunction with the Division of Graduate, Online & Professional Studies, the Computer Science Certificate. Prior knowledge of programing is not required in this major.

The chair of the department is Dr. Holly Yanco, who focuses on robotics, assistive technology & artificial intelligence.[5]

The Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS for short) focuses on earth sciences such as Meteorology, Environmental Studies and Geology. The Department Chair is Dr. Jeffrey Basara. Dr. Basara focuses on the complex, integrated processes across weather, climate, water, and ecosystems with specific attention directed toward hydrometeorological and hydroclimatological extremes and associated impacts.[6]

Dr. Ravi Montenegro is the chair of the department. His research focuses on the Convergence rate of Markov chains, birthday attacks, and combinatorics. Students have the opportunity to get a B.A. in Mathematics, B.S. in Mathematics, or become a Graduate. Some of the concentrations in the B.S. program include Applied Computational Math, Computer Science, Business Applications, Bioinformatics, Teaching, and Probability/Statistics. A doctorate program in Computational Mathematics is provided which is also a part of the Computer Science department.[7]

The Physics Department has bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degree pathways. The degree concentrations provided are General Physics, Astronomy, Photonics, and Radiological Health Sciences. In 2016 a professor from the department and the Dean launched a satellite to Mars with NASA.[8] UMass Lowell's research nuclear reactor has done work with NASA, the army and many private high tech companies. The chair of the Department is Dr. Arthur Mittler, who specializes in nuclear physics, and physics education.[9]