Department of Applied Science
Applied science is a bridge that connects pure, basic science like physics or chemistry with engineering practices. Faculty and students in applied science employ fundamental physical and chemical principles to create innovative new technologies. These novel solutions are then handed off to engineering disciplines to be refined, enhanced and used to address important societal problems.
The Department of Applied Science offers the Optical Science and Engineering Undergraduate major and both M.S. and Ph.D. graduate programs in Applied Science.
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Computational Pioneer Berni Alder Receives National Medal of Science
Computational pioneer Berni Alder, a retired physicist from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and professor emeritus in the Department of Applied Science at the University of California, Davis, has received the National Medal of Science.