OpenFieldRowan University · Glassboro, New Jersey, United States
Rowan University is a rapidly rising public top-tier research university (R2) located in Glassboro, New Jersey, with medical campuses in Camden and Stratford. Globally famous for the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, two medical schools (Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine), and the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park.
Rowan operates the South Jersey Technology Park, Cooper Medical School in Camden, and the groundbreaking Edelman Fossil Park & Museum. Its engineering college is renowned worldwide for undergraduate engineering clinics where students work on real-world industrial research from their freshman through senior years.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA (average 3.7) with test-optional application options. Admissions to the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering requires strong mathematics (calculus ready) and chemistry/physics. Graduate and medical programs require discipline-specific centralized applications (AMCAS, AACOMAS).
World-class doctoral research developing targeted drug delivery nanoparticles, biomaterials for tissue regeneration, neural prosthetics, and point-of-care biosensors.
Elite research in sustainable polymers, membrane separation systems, renewable bio-fuels, catalysis, and pharmaceutical crystallization.
Advanced study in deep neural networks, computer vision, natural language processing, distributed cloud computing, and big data systems.
Nationally acclaimed ABET-accredited curriculum featuring hallmark eight-semester Engineering Clinics, hands-on machining, robotics, aerodynamics, and aerospace mechanics.
LCME-accredited medical degree in Camden, NJ emphasizing early clinical patient immersion, active learning group pedagogies, and urban underserved healthcare.
Field research fellowship at Rowan's world-famous Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction quarry, excavating marine reptiles (mosasaurs), sea turtles, and analyzing ancient oceanic geochemical climate shifts.
Executive Director & Professor of Paleontology
Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park & Museum
World-renowned paleontologist who discovered Dreadnoughtus schrani (one of the largest terrestrial animals ever found); TED speaker and leading researcher in ma...
View researcher profile ↗Founding Chair & Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering
Fellow of AIMBE and prolific inventor in molecularly imprinted polymers, therapeutic contact lenses for extended drug delivery, and ocular biomaterials....
View researcher profile ↗Associate Dean of Research & Professor of Electrical Engineering
Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering
Dr. Bouaynaya is an expert in artificial intelligence, robust machine learning, Bayesian optimization, and signal processing applied to medical image analysis....
View researcher profile ↗OpenField is an independent research platform not officially affiliated with Rowan University. Information reflects public documentation reviewed on 2026-10-16. Students must verify application deadlines, fee structures, and prerequisite details directly with official university admissions departments before applying.
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