Wright State medical laboratory science major Josie Graft researches cognitive flow while receiving hands-on training during clinical rotations at Soin Medical Center.
Virtual Tour
Explore some of our college's classrooms, offices, and labs on our virtual tour.
With a long tradition of helping first-generation and underrepresented students earn their college degrees, the College of Science and Mathematics is committed to your success by providing hands-on research opportunities and real-world experience.
You can choose from a unique blend of disciplines from human factors to neuroscience, polymer chemistry to biochemistry, sensor development to sensory perception, and computational modeling of ecosystems to water percolation in soils.
Success Stories
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 Biological sciences major Rahul Shah serves on the university’s Board of Trustees, is a member of several student organizations and is actively involved in research at Wright State. |
Leadership
- Dean: Ayşe Şahin, Ph.D.
- Associate Dean: Steven R. Higgins, Ph.D.
Academic Departments
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Interim Chair: Eric Bennett
- Biological Sciences, Chair: Lynn Hartzler, Ph.D.
- Chemistry, Chair: Audrey McGowin
- Mathematics and Statistics, Interim Chair: Xiangqian Joseph Zhou
- Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Chair: Eric Bennett
- Physics, Interim Chair: Ivan Medvedev
- Psychology, Chair: Debra Steele-Johnson
History
The Wright State University College of Science and Mathematics (CoSM) was founded in 1964 as one of the first two colleges of the new Dayton Campus of Miami University and Ohio State University. In 1964, CoSM was known as the College of Science and Engineering. In 1985, Wright State University established the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Science and Mathematics. CoSM remains one of the largest colleges on campus.
Past Deans of CoSM include:
- Kathrin Engisch (2020-2022, Interim)
- Douglas Lehman (2017-2019)
- Kathrin Engisch (2015–16, Interim)
- Yi Li (2011-2015),
- Dan Voss (2010–2011, Interim)
- Michele Wheatly (2002–09)
- Robert Weisman (2001–02, Interim)
- Roger Gilpin (1996–2001)
- Marc Low (1991–96)
- Richard Millman (1986–91)
- John Rossmiller (1984–86, Interim)
- Brian Hutchings (1974–84)
- Robert Conley (1969-74)
