The Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical (CMB) program has at its underpinnings didactic training in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, data analysis, scientific communications, grant writing, and ethics, along with research rotations during the first year conducted in three laboratories.
In subsequent years, CMB students devote most of their time to basic science, applied, or translational research conducted in the laboratory of their primary mentor, and are afforded ample opportunities to enroll in advanced elective courses catered especially to doctoral-level students in which both contemporary and classical primary literature constitute the teaching materials, and in-depth discussions are the norm.
Areas of research being conducted by CMB faculty recruiting students includes allergy and autoimmunity, bacteriology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, cancer biology, cellular and organismal metabolism, fibrosis, genomics, cell motility, host defense and inflammation, parasitology, redox biology, regenerative medicine, toxicology, vaccine development, virology, and x-ray crystallography.
The educational philosophy of the department allows for considerable flexibility in a student’s graduate program. You may take courses in fields outside the department, such as biochemistry, pharmacology, physics, mathematics, environmental science, and other science areas in a program tailored to your interests and needs. In the chemistry department, courses are offered in inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, physical inorganic chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, physical organic chemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, advanced analytical chemistry, optical spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry and polymer chemistry.
A Ph.D. degree in chemistry prepares students for careers in chemical sciences and related disciplines including biomedical sciences, biotechnology, catalysis, energy, environment, materials science, or nanotechnology. Individuals having earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at UVM have gone on to careers in academics, the chemical industry, and national research laboratories. Graduate study at UVM is research intensive, and a description of research by chemical subdivision follows.
This Master’s program emphasizes engineering related to environmental and hydrological processes, sustainable transportation systems, materials, and geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and structural engineering.
Expanding research opportunities exist for students in the Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) program as we work collaboratively to address critical issues facing the world, including sustainability and energy, infrastructure systems, climate change, hazard mitigation, and adaptation, as well as environmental and public health. This program employs a wide range of interdisciplinary research methods, from developing advanced sensors for laboratory and field testing to employing artificial intelligence to expand computational modeling and data analytics capabilities.
The Ph.D. program in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) features curricular and research opportunities that emphasize engineering related to environmental and hydrological processes, sustainable transportation systems, materials, and geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and structural engineering.
Research in the department addresses critical issues facing the world related to sustainability and energy; infrastructure systems; climate change, hazard mitigation and adaptation; and environmental and public health. A wide range of research methods are employed from state-of-the-art laboratory and field testing to sensing to computational modeling to artificial intelligence.
The Clinical Psychology Program, accredited by the American Psychological Association, is designed to develop competent psychologists who can function in applied, academic, and/or research positions. Our graduates have pursued career paths in clinical research, clinical work and teaching, and all possible combinations of those domains. We seek to produce “the full package” in a clinical psychologist who is trained to generate research, work with patients, and/or teach psychological material from a scientist-practitioner perspective.
The M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology provides the academic background and clinical opportunities required to prepare for clinical fellowship and the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).
The Department includes the on-campus Eleanor M. Luse Center for Communication: Speech, Language, and Hearing, an active clinic providing speech-language pathology and audiology services that serves as a primary practicum site for students in the first year of the program.
This graduate program in community development and applied economics boasts faculty with expertise in economics (both ecological and neoclassical), food systems, public policy, ecological economics, renewable energy, public communication, consumer affairs, and community economic development. Students engage in a transdisciplinary approach to research that prepares them for leadership positions in the non-profit and government sectors, as well as in socially and ecologically responsible businesses.
This PhD in Complex Systems and Data Science (CSDS) enables students to build a deep portfolio of research on important, complicated, data-rich problems that matter.
Students will receive a wide and rich training in empirical, computational, and theoretical methods for describing and understanding complex systems.
Depending on their chosen area of focus, students will work within and across research groups, and be strongly connected with other students through co-location and regular student-led meetings and events.
The program’s scope is science-wide, encompassing natural, artificial, and sociotechnical systems.
Our Masters in Complex Systems and Data Science (CSDS) trains emerging data scientists to find, model, understand, and tell the stories of the patterns they uncover.