School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Myron Salamon, Dean

Myron B. Salamon, PhD, welcomes you to the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (message)

Robert J. Stern

The Earth is gaining ground, and it's happening deep below the surface of the world's oceans. Robert Stern, a professor of geosciences and former department head, studies the evolution of continental crust, focusing on its formation and trying to determine its age and composition. (more)

Tour NSERL Bulding

UT Dallas vice president for research Bruce Gnade narrates this three-minute audio slideshow about the new Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory. (more)

UTeach Dallas Receives $200,000 gift from Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Efforts by The University of Texas at Dallas to graduate more math and science teachers for Texas middle and senior high schools have received a $200,000 gift from the Sid W. Richardson Foundation. read more

New Properties Discovered for Nanotube Sheets

A team of nanotechnologists at UT Dallas, along with Brazilian collaborators, have discovered that sheets of carbon nanotubes can produce bizarre mechanical properties when stretched or uniformly compressed. These properties could be used for making composites, artificial muscles, gaskets or sensors. read more

Professor’s Experiment Blasts into Space

An experiment run by a UT Dallas professor launched successfully this month into space and on its way to greater understanding of mysterious plasma bubbles that interrupt radio signals. Dr. Rod Heelis is heading the experiment, called the Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamic Investigation. read more

Bond Forged With South Korean University

A delegation from Hanyang University in Seoul,  South Korea, visited The University of Texas at Dallas on Tuesday to foster more academic and research programs between the two institutions. read more

Chemistry Students Back on Roll of Honorees

For the second year in a row, the UT Dallas Chemistry Student Association  has received the “Outstanding Student Affiliate” award at the American Chemical Society National Meeting. read more