Division of Science
Driven by curiosity
The FAS Science division spans the biological and physical sciences. FAS scientists engage in observation of our world and the universe beyond it, laboratory-based experimentation, computational analysis, and the pursuit of questions driven by curiosity about how the world works. Their expertise covers the microscopic and the gargantuan: from the smallest cells, atoms, and particles of matter, to the physical and biological systems that shape life on earth, to the stars and planets.
The divisional dean of Science is Larry Gladney.
Science departments and programs
The FAS is home to three departments in the biological sciences--Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology--and five in the physical sciences--Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics.
News
New tool developed by Yale scientists offers insights into virus-cell interactions
A method developed by Yale scientists helps reveal how antibacterial agents interact with their host cells — a process that could boost a host of applications that benefit society.
Nonprofit wins $50 million XPRIZE for carbon dioxide removal tech based on FAS professor's research
A non-profit organization building on research from Yale’s Noah Planavsky has won the $50 million grand prize from the XPRIZE Carbon Removal international competition.
Yale scientists find two new fish species in Alabama streams — and they’re already imperiled
The discovery of two new fish species in Alabama points to scientific methods that can help protect the Earth’s biodiversity.
Yale to launch Certificate in Quantum Science and Engineering in Fall 2025
Quantum technologies are poised to revolutionize fields such as computing, cryptography, and materials science. Taught by professors from FAS and SEAS, Yale College will introduce a new Certificate in Quantum Science and Engineering in Fall 2025.
Expanding understanding
Curiosity-driven research expands our understanding of the world and underpins virtually all applied research, innovation, and technological development. When researchers in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences follow their curiosity, it takes them down unexplored pathways, for the benefit of future generations.
FAS Science contacts
- FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the FAS; Professor of Physics
- FAS Dean's Office
- Physics
- Senior Associate Dean
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- Assistant Dean
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- Senior Administrative Assistant
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