Welcome to the College of Science

We live in an exciting time.  The world around us is changing at an almost unimaginable rate.  The pace of scientific discoveries and technological advances is unprecedented in human history.  Today the human genome has been successfully mapped, heralding a new era of research into diseases and their cures; we have detected more than one hundred planets around other stars, leading to advances in research in extra-solar planetary systems; a tool originally developed to transmit scientific data among researchers has now become the World Wide Web, revolutionizing communications, commerce, and information access; and the nuclear magnetic resonance machine, a standard research tool in chemistry and physics laboratories has evolved into the powerful medical imaging device known as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).  These are just a very few of the enormous number of advances that have occurred in recent years.

The College of Science at Weber State University boasts world-class scholars and researchers who are committed to providing the finest possible undergraduate education.  Our faculty include authors of world-renowned textbooks in human anatomy, astrophysics, and chemistry.  In addition, our faculty have engaged in research using the Hubble Space Telescope, an on-campus DNA laboratory, and national supercomputer facilities.  Faculty have also traveled around the world to study how non-western cultures use plants for medicinal purposes, or to investigate fossil remains.

As a student majoring in one of the seven disciplines within the College, you will have a tremendous opportunity to learn from top faculty and to work side by side with them in undergraduate research projects.  I hope that you will consider a major in one of the life sciences, physical sciences, or mathematics at Weber State University.  The opportunities and rewards are boundless!

Dr. Dale A. Ostlie, Dean