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computationally oriented theoretical research investigates electronic structure,
conformation, properties, and dynamics of molecules and materials. The work covers
large areas of modern chemistry, condensed matter and materials physics, and
molecular biology. Essentially all the effort is supported by substantial extramural
funding, both individual and collaborative. QTP operates the J. C. Slater Computer
Laboratory to support large-scale computing for precise numerical solutions and
simulations, plus graphics and visualization. Since 1960, the Institute has organized a
major international meeting, the annual Sanibel Symposium.
Graduate students in chemistry and in physics are eligible for this specialization and
follow a special curriculum. For more information, contact the Director, Quantum
Theory Project, E-mail director@gtp.ufl.edu, P.O. Box 118435 (New Physics Building);
or visit the QTP website http://www.qtp.ufl.edu.
Sustainable Architecture
The Concentration and Certificate in Sustainable Architecture is for architecture
graduate students (in the M.Arch. or M.S.A.S. program) seeking advanced courses on
a wide range of topics related to sustainable architecture. The concentration in
sustainable architecture supports detailed rigorous study in specific areas of expertise.
Furthermore, the program requirements recognize the inherent diversity of academic
backgrounds and professional goals of the students. Thus, there is flexibility in the
selection of a suite of courses, while maintaining exposure to the multidisciplinary
subject matter of sustainable architecture. This essential feature of the program
allows students to develop individualized yet focused plans of study. Students select
from a variety of approved courses offered in the College of Design, Construction,
and Planning (the School of Architecture, the School of Building Construction, the
Department of Interior Design, the Department of Landscape Architecture, and the
Department of Urban and Regional Planning); and in other colleges in the University.
Course work may include the following sustainability issues.
— Architectural design and preventing environmental degradation: protecting
ecosystems, fauna and flora, energy consumption, energy conservation, architectural
commissioning, maintenance, water consumption, land use, and materials selection
(resource depletion, environmental degradation, and healthy environments)
— Providing healthy architectural environments: indoor air environmental
quality, nontoxic environments, and sustainable ecosystems and landscapes
— Responsive and responsible building design and construction:
environmentally responsive architecture, and environmentally responsible architecture
— Sustainable architectural and environment theory: the philosophy of
sustainable design, ecological theory, sustainability and ethics, deep ecology, and
systems theory
— Enhancing the community environment: historic preservation, sustainable
developments, community and neighborhood design, regional design, and systems
theory
— Mitigating the environmental effects of construction operations: life cycle
operations, design longevity, reusing materials, recycling materials, deconstruction,
and reconstruction.
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