Biological Sciences

Overview

Degrees Offered

Students opting for the MS degree can expect to spend two years meeting their requirements. Throughout the Biological Sciences program at Michigan Technological University, students will hone their research skills, write a thesis, and complete additional course work.

Program Strengths and Areas of Research Excellence

The Department of Biological Sciences has a number of areas of research excellence including health, ecology and environmental sciences, and biochemistry and molecular biology.

Additional Opportunities

Faculty, scientists, and graduate students of various departments and research institutes maintain close working ties for interdisciplinary study and research. Some opportunities include work with:

• several campus research groups, which study environmental microbiology for bioremediation and other applications;

• the Aquatic Ecology Research Group, which includes the Fish Ecology Group and the Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Science Institute;

• the Lake Superior Ecosystems Research Center (LaSER), which studies basic ecosystem processes within the aquatic and terrestrial portions of the Lake Superior watershed;

• the Phototechnology Research Center, which focuses on biotechnology, physiology, pathology, and biochemistry of plants, using traditional approaches—as well as the latest advances in genetic engineering and molecular microanalysis;

• the Environmental Engineering Center, which studies groundwater, soil and sediment systems, air emissions, pollution control, and waste treatment; and

• the Diesel Research Group studies diesel emissions, including the effects of emission-control devices and the use of alternate fuels.