Madhavi Kadakia named interim vice provost for research at Wright State
Madhavi Kadakia is chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and associate dean of research affairs of the Boonshoft School of Medicine.
The College of Science and Mathematics has a strong interdisciplinary research focus with a growing emphasis on applied research, averaging over $10 million annually in grants and contracts. We maintain close relations with area hospitals, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Air Force Institute of Technology, providing many unique opportunities for research collaborations.
Facilities and Equipment
A wide range of advanced technologies, instruments, and facilities are available for faculty and students to use for research. Please contact us to discuss availability. Available resources include:
- Department of Chemistry shared instrumentation
- Center for Genomics Research
- Human Neuroscience and Visual Cognition Lab
- Microscopy Core Facility (MCF)
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Laboratory
- Statistical Consulting Center
- Wright State University & Premier Health Neuroscience Institute
- Virtual Environment Research, Interactive Technology, And Simulation Facility (VERITAS)
Areas of Research
Areas of research loosely align with our four Ph.D. programs:
- Biomedical Sciences
- Environmental Sciences
- Human Factors and Industrial Organization Psychology
- Interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics
Departmental Research
Eight departments provide the college with a unique blend of disciplines from psychology to neuroscience or brain activity, chemistry to biochemistry, sensor development to sensory perception, and computational modeling of ecosystems to water percolation in soils.
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology
- Physics
- Psychology
