OpenFieldUofM · Memphis, Tennessee, United States
The University of Memphis is an elite Carnegie R1 public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee. Celebrated for world-class research in biomedical engineering, audiology and speech-language pathology, supply chain logistics, cognitive psychology, and earthquake hazard science, UofM serves as a cultural and technological pillar of the Mid-South.
UofM encompasses 13 colleges and schools including the Herff College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, Loewenberg College of Nursing, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, and the School of Public Health. Key research institutes include the FedEx Institute of Technology, the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), and the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS).
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA, course curriculum, and optional standardized tests. Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, and English proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+).
Joint doctoral program with UTHSC leveraging Memphis's status as the global orthopedic device manufacturing capital, focusing on biomaterials, chitosan drug-delivery matrices, and biomechanical implant design.
Distinguished geophysical research through the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), investigating New Madrid seismic zone dynamics, intraplate earthquakes, and seismic hazard forecasting.
Top-10 ranked clinical doctoral program preparing audiologists in cochlear implant mapping, pediatric diagnostic evaluations, vestibular rehabilitation, and neuro-otology.
Cutting-edge research at the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) in conversational intelligent tutoring agents, automated cognitive modeling, big data analytics, and cyber security.
Doctoral training situated in America's distribution capital, focusing on freight optimization, intermodal logistics networks, omni-channel inventory routing, and supply chain risk.
Historic Mid-South music program providing advanced training in jazz improvisation, big band arranging, sound recording production, and commercial studio performance.
Professor & Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Bowlin is an international leader in electrospinning of natural polymers, investigating vascular graft biomaterials, tendon regeneration scaffolds, and neut...
View researcher profile ↗Director & Professor of Geophysics
Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI)
Dr. Langston conducts research in wave propagation seismology, array seismology, intraplate earthquake source mechanics, and high-resolution crustal velocity st...
View researcher profile ↗Emeritus Professor of Psychology & Intelligent Systems
Institute for Intelligent Systems
Dr. Graesser is a world-renowned pioneer in cognitive science, developing AutoTutor conversational pedagogical agents, discourse comprehension models, and quest...
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