Institute for Physical Science and Technology

The mission of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST) is to foster excellence in interdisciplinary research and education at the University of Maryland. IPST accomplishes this by integrating people, science and technology. Our selective and highly ranked graduate programs in the fields of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation, Biophysics, Chemical Physics provide specialized training at the intersection of traditional fields, and are a central component of our mission.