Associated Resources

Math and Science Education

Description

UC Merced is committed to reaching out to primary and secondary education systems, especially in math and science. Better education at these levels will prepare more students for higher education at institutions like UC Merced. Faculty members are making significant efforts in this field. For more information, click here.

Associated Faculty

  • Christopher Viney (Materials engineering based on natural phenomena; K-12 science & technology curriculum enhancement)
  • Willem Van Breugel (Astronomy - astrobiology, black holes; Physics - high energy physics)
  • Mayya Tokman (Applied Math; numerical methods; plasma modeling; computational biology; K-12 math and science education)
  • Maria Pallavicini (Stem cell research; cancer and leukemia; tissue transplants)
  • Kevin Mitchell (physics, chaos, fractals; K-12 math and science education)
  • Arnold Kim (Math and biology; biomedical sciences; K-12 and college math education)
  • Yarrow Dunham (prejudice, stereotyping, social groups and children, developmental psychology)
  • Martha H. Conklin (Water quality; K-12 environmental science education)
  • David Ardell (Genomics, computational biology, evolution; gene expression related to growth, disease, stress and aging)