Research
A graduate student is an active participant in an education that includes research and discovery in the laboratory of a faculty mentor. The School of Science faculty engages in an array of research projects in the life sciences, the physical sciences and the mathematical sciences.
Grant Funding Opportunities
The IUPUI Urban Educators Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 (GK-12) Program provides competitive fellowships ($30,000/year, plus tuition and fees) for IUPUI School of Science and IU School of Medicine graduate students, M.S or Ph.D . GK-12 Fellows spend 15 hours per week with a teacher partner in a local middle school or high school classroom. The GK-12 program is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Several on-line search tools are available to School of Science faculty and graduate students who are seeking external funding opportunities.
Signature Centers
Engaging the Power of Research for Central Indiana
Chosen through peer review to represent the best in interdisciplinary research activity, IUPUI Signature Centers engage in unique work and capitalize on their urban location to establish partnerships with local industry. The School of Science houses four Signature Centers.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Center
The ACT Center evaluates the effectiveness of mental health programs and prepares
mental health specialists to implement effective interventions that assist families
dealing with mental illness. The center also serves as an advocate for public
policies that encourage implementation of effective and affordable support
services for people with mental illness and their families.
Contact the Director
Michelle Salyers
Psychology
Associate Research Professor and Director, ACT Center of Indiana
VA Hospital
Center for Biocomputing
A research program focusing on the computational, algorithmic and
software system issues for biomedical problems represents a unique
interdisciplinary field that is not commonly pursued in other
places and is a critical component in the future of life
sciences-related research. The Center for Biocomputing will
act as a catalyst to provide the necessary infrastructure in
this emerging field. The center will integrate multiple
disciplines (e.g., computer science, biology, medicine and informatics)
and leverage existing research and educational initiatives to provide
a strong foundation for various biocomputing investigations.
Contact the Director
Shiaofen Fang
Computer Science
Associate Professor and Chair
SL 280Q
317-274-9731
Center for Earth and Environmental Science
Research and training into the impacts of environmental insults on water systems and the links between water resources and human health are critical needs locally, nationally and internationally. The Center for Earth and Environmental Science, in partnership with the Department of Earth Sciences, is creating an integrated water resources research program that applies innovative scientific discovery to current and emerging threats to water resources in central Indiana. Specifically, the center is building research teams who are:
- Assessing pathogenic constituents in water and soils;
- Investigating the cycling of pathogens through ecosystems to humans;
- Experienced on the epidemiology and toxicology of pathogens with respect to humans.
Contact the Director
Lenore Tedesco
Earth Sciences
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Earth & Environmental Science (CEES)
SL 118B
317-274-3693
Center for Mathematical Biosciences
To analyze large volumes of data, life scientists need mathematicians to organize
and process the data. As such, the Center for Mathematical Biosciences is initiating
research and training in biomathematics, providing an integrated structure for
collaborative work at the interface between the mathematical sciences and the life sciences.
The center’s primary focus areas are mathematical and computational neurosciences;
quantitative methods in proteomics and genomics; mathematical and computational
biomechanics and applied statistics/biostatistics. Combined, the center’s focus
areas will cover an array of life sciences-related mathematics research, with strong
emphasis on mathematical modeling, computations and data analysis.
Contact the Director
Benzion Boukai
Mathematics
Professor
LD 270L
317-274-6926
Center for Membrane Biosciences
This center explores the interactions of proteins and membrane structures in
the control of cellular signaling processes. Scientists in the center bring a
unique blend of skills and interests that allow them to collaborate in
research designed to understand the complex function of cell membranes in
diseases such as diabetes and breast cancer. A better understanding of these
functions will also allow for the design of more effective chemotherapeutic
interventions to halt the progress of these diseases.
Contact the Director
Robert Minto
Chemistry
Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Admissions
LD 326G
317-274-6869
Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine
Faculty in the Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine conduct multidisciplinary
research aimed at understanding how to regenerate tissues and organs damaged by injury
or disease, particularly spinal cord, brain and eye tissues, musculoskeletal tissues
and cardiovascular tissues. Its ultimate impact will be the translation of basic
research into a regenerative medicine that improves the quality of life and restores
economic independence for persons suffering from debilitating tissue damage.
The center’s research incorporates organisms such as amphibians and plants, which
have greater powers of regeneration than mammals and can teach us much about the
secrets of regeneration. The center is the only such multidisciplinary center in the
world to include amphibians as research models to understand regenerative mechanisms.
Contact the Director
David Stocum
Biology
Professor and Director, Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine
SL 370
317-274-0627
