Research Facilities
The primary College of Science and Technology research facilities on Main Campus are housed in
- the Biology-Life Sciences Building for the Biology Department;
- Beury Hall for the Chemistry and Earth and Environmental Science departments; and
- the Science, Education and Research Center (SERC), CST’s most advanced facility completed in 2014, for portions of the Biology and Chemistry departments, as well as the Computer and Information Sciences and Physics departments.
The instrumentation housed in the Biology-Life Sciences Building, Beury Hall and SERC is available for use by graduate or postdoctoral researchers and is subject to proper training and supervision by faculty.
Learn more about research in the College of Science and Technology.
Physics Department Research Centers & Institutes
The Physics Department is supported by leading research and technology at Temple's centers and institutes including the
- Center for Advanced Photonic Research, which utilizes laser technology to understand the photochemistry and photophysics of molecules.
- Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, which supports research on defining problems in structural biology, molecular recognition and the evolution of proteins. Current research includes fundamental physics and health-related applications, as well as sampling methods for molecular simulations.
- Institute for Computational Molecular Science, where faculty and students study high-performance computing hardware and applications as related to research involving high-energy and particle physics, statistics and data analytics, or computational and quantum chemistry.
- STM Lab, which develops low-temperature and low-vibration scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy to provide detailed information on phenomena in established condensed matter systems like superconductors, charge wave systems, and newly discovered materials such as topological insulators or molecular assemblies.
Learn more about the College of Science and Technology research institutes and centers.
Carnegie Classification
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education lists Temple University as an R1 institution for “highest research activity,” placing it among the top 4% of all four-year institutions in the United States.