The Clark Science Center is a community of students, faculty, and staff in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering; a complex of five science buildings; and a center that coordinates shared resources across its community.
Ten Academic Departments (Division III), Seven Academic Programs (Division III), One Interdisciplinary Program (Division IV), Many Cross-College Collaborations
The Clark Science Center includes eighteen departments and associated programs. In addition, faculty based in Science Center departments collaborate with others across the College in offering interdisciplinary concentrations (biomathematical sciences, climate change, sustainable food) and an interdisciplinary minor (landscape studies).
- Astronomy (major, minor)
Department Chair: James Lowenthal, send email, 413-585-6995, McConnell Hall 412
Administrative Assistant: Laura Fountain-Cincotta send email, 413-585-3349, Bass 417 - Biochemistry (major)
Program Director: Stylianos Scordilis, send email, 413-585-3824, Ford Hall 202B
Administrative Assistant: Amy Avard, send email, 413-585-3806, Ford 255 - Biological Sciences (major, minor, masters program)
Department Chair: Chris White-Ziegler, send email, 413-585-3815, Ford 110
Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Iola Sylvan, 413-585-6598 send email (esylvan@smith.edu), Burton 115 - Chemistry (major, minor)
Department Chair: Kate Queeney, send email, 413-585-3835, Ford Hall 312
Administrative Assistant Amy Avard, send email, 413-585-3806, Ford 255 - Computer Science (major, minor)
Department Chair: Joseph O’Rourke, send email, 413-585-3673, Ford Hall 256
Administrative Assistant: Daryl Jett, send email, 413-585-3804, Ford Hall 255 - Engineering (B.S. Engineering Science, B.A. Engineering Arts, minor)
Director: Andrew Guswa, send email, 413-585-7019, Ford Hall 152
Administrative Assistant: Kristin Morse, Ford 155, 413-585-7000 send email (kbmorse@smith) - Environmental Science & Policy (major, minor ES&P is classified as Division IV; faculty drawn from Divisions I, II, and III)
Program Director: David Smith, send email, 413-585-3828, Sabin Reed Hall 229
Program Coordinator: Veeka Trofimova, send email, 413-585-3352, Wright Hall 005 - Exercise & Sport Studies (minor, masters program)
Department Chair: Barbara Brehm Curtis, send email, 413-585-3978, Scott Gym 155
Administrative Assistant: Alexis Pothul, Ainsworth 105, 413-585-3970 send email (apothul@smith.edu) - Geosciences (major, minor)
Department Chair: Sara Pruss, send email, 413-585-3948, Sabin Reed 122
Administrative Contact: Amy Avard, send email, 413-585-3806, Ford 255 - History of Science and Technology (minor)
Program Director: Jeffrey Ramsey, send email, 413-585-3425, Dewey Hall 202
Administrative Assistant: Daryl Jett, send email, 413-585-3804, Ford Hall 255 - Landscape Studies (minor)
Program Director: Steven Moga, send email, 413-585-3145, Hatfield Hall 307
Administrative Assistant: David Osepowicz, send email, 413-585-3572, Wright Hall 107 - Logic (minor)
Program Director: Jay Garfield, send email, 413-585-3649, Dewey House 101
Administrative Assistant: Chrissie Bell, send email, 413-585-3679, Dewey 106 - Marine Science and Policy (minor, 5-College Program)
Program Directors: Paulette Peckol, send email, 413-585-3844, Sabin Reed Hall 214;
Program Coordinator: Cindy Bright, send email, - Mathematics & Statistics (major, minor, post–baccalaureate and graduate programs)
Department Chair: Christophe Gole, send email, 413-585-3875, Burton Hall 309
Administrative Contact: Amy Avard, send email, 413-585-3806, Ford 255 - Neuroscience (major, minor)
Program Director: Mary Harrington, send email, 413-585-3925, Sabin Reed 429
Administrative Assistant: Kristin Morse, Ford 155, 413-585-7000 send email (kbmorse@smith) - Physics (major, minor)
Department Chair: Courtney Lannert, send email, 413-585-3797, McConnell Hall 310A
Administrative Assistant: Laura Fountain-Cincotta, send email, 413-585-3349, Bass Hall 417 - Psychology (major, minor)
Department Chair: Mary Jane Wraga, send email, 413-585-3988, Bass Hall 304
Administrative Assistant: Laura Fountain-Cincotta, send email, 413-585-3349, Bass Hall 417 - Statistical & Data Sciences (major, minor)
Department Chair: Peter de Villiers, send email, 413-585-3908, Bass Hall 307
Administrative Assistant: Daryl Jett, send email, 413-585-3804, Ford 255
- Biomathematical Sciences (concentration)
Concentration Director: Christophe Golé, send email, 413-585-3875, Burton 309
Concentration Coordinator: Denise Lello, send email, 413-585-3594, Sabin Reed 352 - Climate Change (concentration)
Concentration Directors: Robert Newton, send email, 413-585-3946, Burton 207;
James Lowenthal, send email, 413-585-6995, McConnell Hall 412
Concentration Coordinator: Joanne Benkley, send email, 413-585-3951, Wright Hall 010 - Sustainable Food (concentration)
Concentration Directors: Robert Newton, send email, 413-585-3946, Burton 207;
Paul Wetzel, send email, 413-585-2646, Wright Hall 008
Concentration Coordinator: Joanne Benkley, send email, 413-585-3951, Wright Hall 010
If you know the name of the person you want to contact, then the Smith Directory is the fastest way to find their contact details. If you want help finding a location, Science Center building floorplans) are available.