About The College
About the College
FACTS & RANKINGS
The College of Science and Technology consists of 13 degree granting schools and departments and offers programs at the university's campuses and teaching sites in Hattiesburg (main campus), Ocean Springs (Gulf Coast Research Laboratory), Biloxi (Keesler AFB), Long Beach (Gulf Park Campus), Gulfport (Student Services Center), and Stennis Space Center.
The second largest college in the Southern Miss system, the College of Science and Technology had an enrollment of 2,593 undergraduates and 577 graduate students in fall of 2009, served by 193 full-time faculty members.
In fiscal year 2010, the annual budget of the college was more than $60 million and the college received more than $46 million in grants and contracts.
MAPS & DIRECTIONS
Campus Map
Locate Buildings On Campus
Gulf Coast Map
DEPARTMENTS & SCHOOLS
- Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Johnson Science Tower, Room #314
Dr. Sherry S. Herron, Director
(601) 266 - 4739
http://www.usm.edu/csme/ - Department of Biological Sciences
Johnson Science Tower, Room #720
Dr. Glen Shearer, Chair
(601) 266 - 4748
http://www.usm.edu/biology/ - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chain Technology Building, Room #430
Dr. Sabine Heinhorst, Chair
(601) 266 - 4701
http://www.usm.edu/chemistry-biochemistry - Department of Coastal Sciences
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs
Dr. Jeff Lotz, Chair
(228) 872 - 4247
http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/coastal_sciences/ - Department of Economic and Workforce Development
Trent Lott Center
Dr. Brent Hales, Interim Chair
(601) 266 - 6067
http://www.usm.edu/dewd/ - Department of Geography and Geology
Walker Science Building, Room #232
Dr. Clifton 'Skeeter' Dixon
(601) 266 - 4729
http://www.usm.edu/geography-geology - Department of Marine Science
Stennis Space Center, Building #135
Dr. William (Monty) Graham, Chair
(228) 688 - 3177
http://www.usm.edu/marine/ - Department of Mathematics
Southern Hall, Room #319
Dr. Sungwook Lee, Interim Chair
(601) 266 - 4289
http://www.usm.edu/math/ - Department of Physics and Astronomy
Chain Technology Building, Room #112
Dr. Khin Maung Maung, Chair
(601) 266 - 4934
http://www.usm.edu/phyics/ - School of Computing
Chain Technology Building, Room #214
Dr. Joe Zhang, Director
(601) 266 - 5510
http://www.cs.usm.edu/ - School of Construction
Chain Technology Building, Room #242
Mr. Jeff Hannon, Director
(601) 266 - 4895
http://www.usm.edu/construction/ - School of Criminal Justice
Arthell Kelley Hall, Room #123
Dr. Lisa Nored, Director
(601) 266 - 4509
http://www.usm.edu/cj/ - School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
Polymer Science Research Center, Room #204
Dr. Robert Lochhead, Director
(601) 266 - 4868
http://www.usm.edu/polymer/
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- REWIRE OF BUILDINGS
- CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY
- MULTICULTURAL INITIATIVES
- AGEM
The Alliance or Graduate Education in Mississippi (AGEM) is a comprehinsive program designed for minority students to enhance entry into and successful completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduate programs. The AGEM consortium is comprised of the state's four Ph.D granting institutions: University of Mississippi, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, and the University of Southern Mississippi, in partnership with several state and regional historically black colleges and other smaller colleges. - LSMAMP
- PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
The Proposal Development Office of the College of Science and Technology at the University of Southern Mississippi was created to help meet the long-term institutional research and educational priorities of the universtiy, e.g., promoting multidisciplinary research teams, enhancing new and junior faculty research, increasing opportunities for undergraduate research, and helping to meet diversity objectives for science and technology education.
- UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
- ADVISING
- FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE
The staff of the Office of the First Year Experience knows that the transiton to Southern Miss, whether from high school or a community college, can be filled with challenges requiring adjustment to a new environment and is committed to helping students navigate their first year as they make Southern Miss their home. - PREPROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
The Preprofessional Office helps students prepare for careers in a variety of health-care fields, including medicine, denistry, and pharmacy, by sharing strategie for success and offering assistance with course selection, schedule planning and the application process. - RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
There are a number of options for undergraduate students in the College of Science and Technology to pursue meaningful research opportunities while they are enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi. Some students volunteer in the labs of a faculty member or they serve as support personnel and are paid as work study students. Others earn academic credit for one or more semesters of involvement in an ongoing research project. Some students do research because they plan to graduate with Latin honors, either as a member of the Honors College, which requires a senior honors project, or by pursuing alternate Latin honors. - SCHOLARSHIPS