Center for Research in Scientific Computation

The Center for Research in Scientific Computation (CRSC) is a formally recognized, multidisciplinary center administered by North Carolina State University. Its purpose is to foster research in scientific computing and provide a focal point for research in computational science, engineering and applied mathematics. Graduate education as well as posdoctoral research opportunities are also a major focus of CRSC faculty and staff.

Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST)

The Center for Marine Sciences and Technology is located on the campus of the Carteret Community College in Morehead City, NC. It provides a unique partnership between the university and community college as well as greater opportunities for cooperative ventures between the universities and other agencies who share marine and fishery interests.

Bioinformatics Research Center

The Bioinformatics Research Center (BRC) at NC State is one of the world's premier centers for education and research in bioinformatics, the field that integrates information science and statistics with the study of genomics. Established in 2000, the BRC is located on NC State University's Centennial Campus in Raleigh.  

The BRC has two important missions:

• Research: Our research focuses on the development of new computational and statistical tools for the analysis and interpretation of genomic data. Our research addresses both theoretical and practical issues in human, plant, and animal genetics.
• Education: The BRC is dedicated to providing outstanding educational and training opportunities for graduate students and genomic scientists. We offer graduate programs in bioinformatics and statistical genetics.

The Science House

The Science House is the statewide K-12 science and mathematics outreach program of NC State University. The Science House works in partnership with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning activities in mathematics and science. Through school demonstration programs, student science camps, teacher workshops and innovative laboratory training and support projects from six regional offices, The Science House annually reaches over 3,000 teachers and 20,000 students in 60 North Carolina counties. The activities of The Science House bring the science, mathematics, and technology expertise of NC State University to enhance student learning and to help students visualize careers in these disciplines. The Science House is itself a partnership of faculty and staff from science and education departments across the NC State campus, and works with many other K-12 support organizations in North Carolina.

The State Climate Office

The State Climate Office of North Carolina is a public service center in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences providing extension services that include data dissemination of North Carolina climate data to the public. It operates the North Carolina Agricultural Weather and Network and provides processed data to the users. The State Climate Office also assists North Carolina state agencies and other extension scientists in climate-environment issues and related applications. Research performed at the State Climate Office in cooperation with the faculty from collaborating institutions is designed to enhance the extension work related to North Carolina climate variations and its interaction with the environment. Educational activities involve undergraduate and high school internships and provide climate-related information to schools and community colleges. The State Climate Office is committed to the improvement of the socioeconomic conditions of North Carolina, and is involved in the multifaceted effort of managing, accessing, analyzing, disseminating, and interpreting weather information to provide environmental stewardship and to describe, monitor, and assess the climate climate change, and resulting impacts on policy changes.

Biomathematics Graduate Program

The Biomathematics Graduate Program at NCSU offers majors, co-majors, and minors at the master's and Ph.D. levels. Coursework includes theory and methods of biological modeling, mathematical and statistical methods, and applications to substantive problems in biology. The degree programs are flexible, to accomodate students with backgrounds in the biological, mathematical, or physical sciences and with diverse career interests.

The Biomathematics Program is jointly administered by the Departments of Statistics and Mathematics, but it has a long history of cooperation with other departments at NCSU, including Zoology, Entomology, Crop Science, Genetics, and the Veterinary School, and with research laboratories in the Research Triangle Park. Graduates of the program have found professional employment in university mathematics, biology, and statistics departments, in government, and in industries such as pharmaceuticals and environmental consulting.

Biotechnology Graduate Program

On November 8, 1983, Chancellor Poulton announced that North Carolina State University would enhance its stature as a center of science and technology by establishing a University-wide Biotechnology Program. This initiative was proposed to help ensure success of the State's academic, scientific, and economic efforts in the emerging era of high technology. With a goal of attaining a leadership role in agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, and engineering, NCSU intended to capitalize upon its traditional strengths as a land-grant institution. The University proposed to develop a comprehensive, interdisciplinary thrust in biotechnology research and education encompassing the biological, physical, and engineering sciences. The Biotechnology Program was initiated to provide 1) training in biotechnologies and administer a Ph.D. minor, 2) a forum for scientists and engineers to become aquatinted with the diverse biotechnology research efforts on the campus, and 3) biotechnology research support facilities.

Bioinformatics Graduate Program

Handling and analyzing large amounts of data continues to be an urgent need in genomic science. Bioinformatics emerged in response to this need. The new field includes methods to analyze extremely large data sets of genomic information such as DNA sequences and expression from DNA microassays. Students selecting bioinformatics will be concerned both with the management of genomic data and with the means for drawing inferences from these. They will learn to search for pattern and meaning in genomic data and will develop new statistical methods of analysis. Academic preparation will focus on all quantitative aspects of genomic science---mathematical, statistical and computational analysis. Theoretical research will focus on applications of genomic data in areas such as human identification for forensic and parentage issues, varietal protection of plants, detection of genes affecting disease and those affecting economic traits in plants and animals, prediction and determination of the structure of proteins, gene discovery, sequence alignment, characterization of functional and structural domains in DNA sequences, reconstruction of the evolutionary history of modern species, characterization of the structure of human and other populations, quantification of the extent of genetic diversity in natural and domesticated species.

Financial Mathematics

NC State offers one of the few quantitative finance programs in the U.S., featuring coursework in a variety of departments that allows students to gain a broad overview, or a specialization in a topic of their choice.

This program is ideal preparation for Ph.D. study or the workplace, with job opportunities found in agribusinesses, banks, financial trading companies and financial exchanges, government regulatory institutions, insurance companies, investment firms, natural resource-based firms and utility companies.

Operations Research Programs

The interdisciplinary nature of Operations Research is reflected in the OR Programs at NC State University. The OR Program is headed by co-directors Dr. Yahya Fathi (COE) and Dr. Hien Tran (PAMS). The faculty who teach OR courses, supervise OR students and take part in the administration of the program have their academic appointments in a number of departments not only in the Colleges of Engineering and Physical and Mathematical Sciences but also in the Colleges of Management, Forestry, and Textiles.
The program offers three advanced degrees - the Master of Operations Research (MOR) Degree, the Master of Science (MSc) Degree and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree. Students also may customize their program of study.