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two new master’s degree programs which will beoffered beginning in Fall 2007—an MS in Biotechnologyand an MS in Biotechnology andEntrepreneurship.The department’s faculty comprises leadingeducators and active researchers in their fields,and has included scientific pioneers Herman F.Mark, the “father of polymer science”, and chemistryNobel Prize winner Rudolph Marcus. In2005, faculty member Mark Green received thehighest honor of the Japanese Society of PolymerScience, the Award for Outstanding Achievementin Polymer Science and Technology. RichardGross received a Presidential Green ChemistryAward in 2003, and Eli Pearce served as presidentof the American Chemical Society in2002–2003. The department’s Polymer ResearchInstitute, internationally recognized for the synthesisand characterization of polymers, hasserved as a training ground for generations ofpolymer chemists.Civil EngineeringThe mission of the Department of Civil Engineeringis to develop engineering graduatescapable of contributing to and advancing thepractice of civil engineering and its subdisciplines.Civil engineers create the physical infrastructureneeded to sustain the quality of life of current andfuture generations. Infrastructure systems such asbuildings, transportation systems, water supply systems,solid and liquid waste disposal systems andothers must be planned, designed, constructed andoperated in a cost-effective and efficient manner.Through the department’s undergraduate educationalprograms, students receive a basicunderstanding of the fundamentals of civil engineering.They receive a rigorous education instate-of-the-art techniques and develop the skillsneeded to apply these techniques in a complexprofessional environment. Among these skills areProfessor Masoud Ghandehari, right, with civilengineering students.effective oral and written communication andthe ability to understand the context of civil engineeringprojects in complex infrastructure systemsand societal contexts.Through its graduate programs, the departmentoffers in-depth preparation in varying areasof specialization and exposure to an environmentof current research and practice. The departmentis at the forefront of selected areas of research,including urban infrastructure systems, urbanintelligent transportation systems, environmentalsystems, synthetic and reinforced soils, constructionmodeling and management. Full-timegraduate students have the opportunity to becomeinvolved in these research efforts as an integralpart of their educational program.The department maintains close ties to localand regional agencies involved in creating andmaintaining the urban infrastructure in the NewYork metropolitan area. This activity allows studentsto gain experience in addressing and solvinga variety of infrastructure issues and problems.Computer and Information ScienceThe Department of Computer and InformationScience offers strong undergraduate and graduateprograms including an MS graduate program in6 7