We are a dynamic and growing department within the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Amherst is the main campus of the University of Massachusetts, which is a Research 1 University. The town of Amherst is situated in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. It is just one hour to the Hartford/Springfield Bradley International Airport, less than 2 hours to Boston, 3.5 hours to New York and 5 hours to Montreal.
Currently, the Department has more than 25 professors dedicated to research and teaching, 15 adjunct faculty and post-docs, over 50 graduate students, and an active undergraduate population of approximately 100 majors.