in biological sciences. Dr. Michael Graves is the interim chair of the department. The department has more than 20 professors and lecturers. Chemistry The Department of Chemistry trains students to be technical chemists as well as allowing them to explore research pathways. The department offers bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. Chemistry students pursuing a bachelor's degree have the option to focus in Forensic Science, Biochemistry, and Gereral Chemistry. General Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Polymer Science are different specializations of graduate degrees. Dr. David Ryan is the chair of the department and specializes in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry. The Chemistry Department has 20+ faculty as well as 150 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students. Computer science The Department of Computer Science offers bachelors, masters, and doctorate degree programs and is also home to a Robotics minor program. General Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, and Bio-Cheminformatics are different conventrations the department provides. Prior knowledge of programing is not required in this major. The chair of the department is Dr. Haim Levkowitz, who focuses on graphics, imaging and user interfaces. Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences The Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS for short) focuses on earth sciences such as Meteorology, Environmental Studies and Geology. The Department Chair is Dr. Daniel Obrist, appointed in 2017. Dr. Obrist focuses on environmental pollution and atmospheric science. Mathematical Sciences Dr. Tibor Beke is the chair of the department. Some of the concentrations in the math department include Applied and Computational Mathematics, Business Applications, Statistics, Bioinformatics, and a teaching option. A doctorate program in Computational Mathematics is provided which is also a part of the Computer Science department. Physics and Applied Physics The Physics Department has bachelors, master, and doctorate degree pathways. The degree concentrations provided are General Physics, Astronomy, Photonics, and Radiological Health Sciences. In 2016 a professor from the department and the Dean launched a satellite to Mars with NASA. UMass Lowell's research nuclear reactor has done work with NASA, the army and many private high tech companies. The chair of the Department is Dr. Robert Giles, who specializes in experimental laser physics and optics. Research Centers and Specialized Laboratories The New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center provides a research, testing and training facility to academic researchers and corporations who work with robotics. Some partnerships include iRobot, Google, and NASA. The Space Science Lab conducts experimental and analytical research to provide