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Strategic Plan (2007-12)
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Departments
Biology Chemistry & Biochemistry Civil Engineering & Environmental Science Electrical Engineering & Computer Science	Health & Human Sciences Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Physics & Engineering Physics

Overview

The Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering is committed to delivering science, engineering, and mathematics education to students through individual attention with emphasis on self-learning, service to society, and ethical behavior. Students experience close interactions with the faculty as a result of small class sizes...

Undergraduate Education

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Academic Programs
Applied Mathematics Athletic Training Biology Chemistry & Biochemistry Civil Engineering Computer Science	Electrical Engineering Engineering Physics Health and Human Sciences Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Physics

Student Resources
First Year Program (ACCESS) Graduate School Advising Minority and Female Student Outreach (SECOP) Life Science Early Awareness Program (LEAP)	Health Professions Advising Office Seaver MyLMU Intranet Study Abroad Student Projects Teaching High School Science

Graduate Education

Academic Programs
MA in Teaching in Mathematics MS in Civil Engineering MS in Electrical Engineering MS in Mechanical Engineering MS in Environmental Science	MS in Systems Engineering MS in Systems Engineering with Technical Focus Dual MS/MBA in Systems Engineering and Leadership

Overview

For students and professionals with a bachelor's degree in one of the branches of science or engineering, courses are taught in the evenings on LMU's Westchester campus and are typically completed in six semesters. The flexible format is designed so you can proceed at your own pace.

Departments

Biology
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Civil Engineering & Environmental Science
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

About Seaver's Departments

The eight departments in Seaver College represent the breadth of studies available in LMU's science, engineering and mathematics curricula. Together they offer opportunities for undergraduate and graduate study in more than a dozen disciplines, and offer the following degrees: Bachelor's of arts, bachelor's of science, bachelor's of science in engineering, master's of science, and master's of science in engineering.

Research

Breakthrough Newsletter
Innovative Engineering 2012 (pdf)
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Office for Research and Sponsored Projects

Centers, Resources & Facilities
HHMI SEA Phage Program Human Performance Lab Center for Urban Resilience and Ecological Solutions	MANE Center for Laboratory Technology Seaver 120 Computer Lab Faculty Support for Grants & Papers

Latest News & Achievements

Faculty

Biology
	Wendy Binder Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Victor Carmona Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
	Deepa Dabir Assistant Professor Ph.D., university of Pennsylvania
	Kam Dahlquist Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Santa Cruz Personal Website
	Wesley Dowd Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California - Davis
	Philippa Drennan Professor Ph.D., Natal, Durban
	Roy Houston Professor Emeritus Ph.D., University of Arizona
	Gary Kuleck Associate Professor and Associate Dean Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
	Michelle Lum Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
	Mary Catherine McElwain Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Utah Personal Website
	Martin Ramirez Professor Ph.D., University of California - Santa Cruz
	Carl R. Urbinati Associate Professor Ph.D., Loyola University - Chicago
	John Waggoner Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Heather Watts Assistant Professor Ph.D., Michigan State University Personal Website



Chemistry and Biochemistry
	Nicole Bouvier-Brown Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley
	S.W. Tina Choe Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Rebecca Crawford Professor Ph.D., University of Southern California
	Lambert Doezema Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Irvine
	Emily Jarvis Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Jeremy McCallum Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	David Moffet Associate Professor Ph.D., Princeton University
	Thomas Reilly Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Southern California
	James Roe Professor Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley



Civil and Environmental Enginering
	Rachel Adams Associate Professor Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	John Dorsey Professor Ph.D., University of Melbourne, Australia
	Michael Manoogian Professor Ph.D., University of Southern California
	Michael Mulvihill Professor Emeritus
	Jeremy Pal Associate Professor Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Joseph Reichenberger Professor M.S., University of Southern California
	Jose Saez Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles
	William Trott Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles



Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
	Stephanie August Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	John David Dionisio Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Philip Dorin Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Lei Huang Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Southern California
	Barbara Marino Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
	John Page Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Richard Plumb Professor and Dean Ph.D., Syracuse University
	Ray Toal Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Nazmul Ula Professor Ph.D., University of California - Davis
	Gustavo Vejarano Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Florida Personal Website
	Jie Xu Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst



Health and Human Sciences
	Hawley Almstedt Associate Professor Ph.D., Oregon State University
	James Landry Professor and Associate Dean Ph.D., Miami University
	David Ramirez Clinical Assistant Professor M.A., Fresno State
	Todd Shoepe Clinical Assistant Professor M.S., Oregon State University
	Sarah Strand Assistant Professor M.A., Concordia University
	Carolyn Viviano Associate Professor Ph.D., Columbia University



Mathematics
	Lev Abolnikov Professor Ph.D., USSR Engineering Academy of Management and Communications Science
	Anna Bargagliotti Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California - Irvine
	Curtis Bennett Professor Ph.D., University of Chicago
	Michael Berg Professor Ph.D., University of California - San Diego
	Alissa Crans Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Riverside
	Jacqueline Dewar Professor Ph.D., University of Southern California
	Ben Fitzpatrick Professor Clarence J. Wallen Chair Ph.D., Brown University
	Angela Gallegos Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Davis
	Michael Grady Professor Ph.D., University of Utah
	Lily Khadjavi Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley
	Suzanne Larson Professor Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
	Yanping Ma Assistant Professor Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
	Herbert Medina Professor Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley
	Blake Mellor Professor Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley
	Ed Mosteig Associate Professor Ph.D., Cornell University
	Natalie Ortiz Clinical Professor M.S., Loyola Marymount University
$Robert Rovetti$	Robert Rovetti Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Patrick Shanahan Professor Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara
	David Smith Professor Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
$wright_scott$	Scott Wright Professor Emeritus M.A., University of Southern California
	Thomas Zachariah Associate Professor Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
	Dennis Zill Professor Emeritus Ph.D., Iowa State University



Mechanical Engineering
	Omar Es-Said Professor Ph.D., University of Kentucky
	Mel I. Mendelson Professor Ph.D., Northwestern University
	Rafiqul Noorani Professor Ph.D., Texas A&M University
	Todd Otanicar Assistant Professor Ph.D., Arizona State University
	Nader Saniei Professor Ph.D., University of California - Davis
	Matthew Siniawski Associate Professor Ph.D., Northwestern University



Physics and Engineering Physics
	John Bulman Professor Ph.D., Tufts University
	Vincent Coletta Professor Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
	Jonas R. Mureika Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Toronto
	Jeff Phillips Associate Professor Ph.D., University of California - Irvine
	Jeff Sanny Professor Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles
	Gabriele Varieschi Professor Ph.D., University of Calfornia - Los Angeles



Systems Engineering
	Fred Brown Systems Engineering Program Director Ph.D. University of Illinois
	Bohdan Oppenheim Professor Ph.D., Southampton



Engineering Ethics
	Philip Chmielewski, SJ Professor Sir Thomas More Chair Ph.D., Yale University