The Monash University Earth Sciences Garden

The Monash University Faculty of Science is one of the largest science faculties in Australia, with over 4,000 students. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses, from Bachelor's degrees through to Masters and PhDs. It is based at the Monash Clayton campus in Melbourne, and has extended to Selangor, Malaysia as the School of Science. The Faculty offers units of study and research in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy. In addition to the Bachelor of Science degree, the Faculty of Science offers two unique Advanced Honours degrees: the Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours) and the Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours).

Rankings

The School of Chemistry within the Faculty was ranked the best in Australia for teaching and research according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015.

Research centres and platforms

The Faculty of Science operates, and is associated with, a number of collaborative research centres and platforms encouraging research and industry collaboration including: * The Monash Centre for Astrophysics, one of the most diverse astrophysics groups in Australia. * The Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials, the first centre of its kind in Australia, bringing together international research and design in 2-D materials such as graphene. * The ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale * The Monash Academy for Cross & Interdisciplinary Mathematical Applications (MAXIMA) *Victorian Centre for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing (VCSCM) *The Chemicals and Plastics (C&P) Manufacturing GRIP

ERA results 2015 (Excellence in Research for Australia)

Most scientific disciplines within the Monash Faculty of Science saw an increase in ERA ratings from 2012 to 2015. Physical Sciences and Chemical Sciences achieved an overall rating of 5 in 2015 - well above world standard - with Mathematical Sciences and Biological Sciences achieving an overall rating of 4 - above world standard.

Facilities and infrastructure

A significant investment has been made in infrastructure at Monash University’s Faculty of Science including the recent development of a multi-million dollar Science Precinct, housing new buildings and facilities for students and academics. This includes a new $79.5M chemistry building. Examples of innovation include the PACE (Physics and Astronomy Collaborative-learning Environment) studio, which reconsiders approaches to teaching Physics and Astronomy.

Schools

* School of Biological Sciences * School of Chemistry * School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment * School of Mathematical Sciences * School of Physics and Astronomy * Monash University Malaysia, School of Science

Notable alumni

The Faculty of Science has produced a number of notable graduates who are leaders in their field, including: *

Greg Ayers Greg Ayers is an Australian atmospheric scientist and was Director of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology from March 2009 until February 2012, when he resigned due to ill health. Prior to his working at the Bureau of Meteorology, Ayers was Ch ...

– Director of the

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* Peter Carey –

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-winning novelist *

Damian Conway Damian Conway (born 5 October 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) is a computer scientist, a member of the Perl and Raku communities, a public speaker, and the author of several books. Until 2010, he was also an adjunct associate professor in the Fac ...

– Computer scientist * Hugh Evans –

Young Australian of the Year The Australian of the Year is a national award conferred on an Australian citizen by the National Australia Day Council, a not-for-profit Australian Governmentowned social enterprise. Similar awards are also conferred at the State and Territo ...

and founder of the

Oaktree Foundation Oaktree is an Australian-based, non-government organisation that specialises in international youth development. Their purpose is to lead, demand and create a more just world. Founded in 2003, the organisation is run by young people aged 16 to 26 ...

Tim Flannery Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, Conservation biology, conservationist, Exploration, explorer, author, Science communication, science communicator, activist and p ...

– Writer, scientist,

Australian of the Year The Australian of the Year is a national award conferred on an Australian citizen by the National Australia Day Council, a not-for-profit Australian Governmentowned social enterprise. Similar awards are also conferred at the State and Territo ...

2007 *

Gail Gago Gail Elizabeth Gago (; born 4 July 1957) is a retired Australian politician, and a member of the Labor Party in the South Australian Legislative Council from the 2002 election until her retirement in 2018. Background Gago was born in Mooroo ...

– South Australian Minister for Environment, Conservation and Mental Health *

Lauren Hewitt Lauren Katherine Hewitt (born 25 November 1978 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is a track and field sprinter from Australia. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, and won the bronze medal in the women's 2 ...

– Australian athlete *

Geoff Hunt Geoffrey Brian Hunt, (born 11 March 1947), is a retired Australian Squash (sport), squash player who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players in history. He was ranked the World No.1 squash player from 1975 to 1980. He ...

– World champion squash player *

Paul McNamee Paul McNamee (born 12 November 1954) is an Australian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player and prominent sports administrator. Tennis career Juniors In his hometown, McNamee won the boys' singles tournament at the 1973 Australian Open. ...

– Former tennis player and sports administrator * John Thwaites – Former Deputy Premier of Victoria and Minister for Environment, Water and Climate Change * Anna Wilson – World champion cyclist *

Greg Wilton Gregory Stuart Wilton (6 November 195514 June 2000) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Isaacs, from 1996 until his suicide at the age of 44. He is the only ser ...

– Politician *

Michael Wooldridge Michael Richard Lewis Wooldridge (born 7 November 1956) is an Australian doctor, company director, and former politician. He served as deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 1994, under John Hewson. In the Howard Government he held mi ...

– Former Australian Minister for Health and Chairman of

UNAIDS The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) (, ONUSIDA) is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an e ...

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