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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Scientific Excellence and Discovery
Through its academic departments and research centers, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science provides outstanding opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate science majors.
In addition to the eight academic departments in the College, there is a group of strong interdisciplinary and sub-disciplinary research centers engaged in cutting-edge research.
The education and research programs of our College span the sciences and mathematics with major efforts in many fields ranging from biotechnology, bioinformatics, and brain science to cryptology, developmental systems, dynamical systems, environmental sciences, exercise sciences, geo-information science, marine science, and space-time physics. The College's programs are offered at FAU's campuses in Boca Raton, Davie, Jupiter, and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
Spotlight Stories
NIST Selects FAU for a New Generation of Encryption Standards
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science alumna Sadelyn De The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science’s Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) for standardization in its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) project.
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Photobomb: Shark Cam Captures Ocean Encounter With a Great White
In an unprecedented underwater encounter, a nurse shark equipped with a camera tag had a “shark’s eye view” of a great white shark off the coast of Boynton Beach. This stunning find has delighted marine biologists from the Schmidt College of Science, marking what they believe to be the first-ever photobomb unknowingly documenting a great white shark in South Florida waters.
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Alumna Jennifer Chastant, Ph.D., Is Working to Preserve ‘Wild’ Florida and Its Waterways
Two-time Charles E. Schmidt College of Science alumna Jennifer Chastant, Ph.D. ’16, M.S. ‘15, has always been curious about how biological systems work. Her father nurtured her love for water from early childhood.
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Geoscience Professor Maria Fadiman, Ph.D., Lends Voice to New National Geographic ‘Tonie’ Toy
Distinguished National Geographic Emerging Explorer and longtime Schmidt College of Science Professor Maria Fadiman, Ph.D, is teaching young learners through a new toy, the National Geographic Kids Amazon Rainforest Tonie.
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In Stereo: Neurons Shift Gears Between Thoughts Using Brain Rhythms
A new study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and collaborators, has uncovered a surprising ability of brain cells in the hippocampus to process and encode and respond to information from multiple brain rhythms...
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In Her Element: Chemistry Instructor Erin Williams, Ph.D.
Read how Erin Williams, Ph.D., picked up where her former undergraduate advisor Daniel Huchital, Ph.D., left off when he retired from teaching chemistry at Florida Atlantic for over 20 years.
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To Build Muscle and Gain Strength, Train Smarter – Not Longer
New research from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science shows that when it comes to building muscle and gaining strength, less might actually be more.
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2025 SURF Spotlight on Brynne Alcorta Ordonez
Learn how Brynne Alcorta Ordonez, a neurobiology and behavior major, is using non-invasive methods like drone footage and AI to study blacktip sharks in motion this summer.
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Wild About Rescuing Animals: Claire Brunk, WLW-ECOS Scholarship Recipient
Learn how undergraduate biological sciences student Claire Brunk is caring for Florida’s wide range of wildlife as an intern at the South Florida Wildlife Center and her ambition to pursue a doctorate in veterinary medicine...
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Mathematics
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Physics
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Psychology
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