a joint project of the National Association of System Heads and the Professional Science Master’s Degree Program

Meet Your Project Leaders

Don Langenberg
Don Langenberg brings a wealth of experience and commitment — to science, to higher education and to the PSM degree — to this project. He has been professor of physics at three major universities, (more...)

Sheila Tobias
Sheila Tobias came upon the idea of the “professional science master’s” in a study of a set of PhD graduates in the physical sciences who by 1994 had given up hope of an academic research career. (more...)

 

Funding for PSM Programs

As the demand for science-trained business professionals continues to grow, there will be an increasing need for Professional Science Master's Degree Programs.

To help meet this demand, we are providing the NASH community with a comprehensive directory of funding opportunities for new and existing PSMs. The funding opportunities are listed in a PDF file prepared by Council of Graduate Schools Dean in Residence Sally K. Francis. This file will be updated periodically.

We welcome your feedback on the funding opportunities directory.

Don Langenberg and Sheila Tobias

 

PSM Graduates and Employers Video

At the 2005 all-program Biennial Meeting , five employers and the PSM grads they had recently hired spoke in tandem about how the PSM program works to produce uniquely qualified individuals for their high-tech businesses.

The firms and PSM grads, listed in order of appearance on the video, are:

  • U.S. Patent Office (PSM grad from Penn State in Biotechnology)
  • Putnam Investments (PSM grad from WPI in Financial Mathematics)
  • State of Connecticut Forensic Laboratory (PSM grad from University of Connecticut in Microbial Systems Analysis)
  • Glaxo-Smith Kline (PSM grad from North Carolina State in Biotechnology)
  • Ventana Medical Systems (PSM grad from University of Arizona in Applied Biosciences)

Follow this link to view individual segments, or the entire video.

Please Note:

  • Be sure that your browser’s popup blocker is disabled, or you will not be able to see the video.
  • You can bookmark your favorite video segment(s) and share your bookmarks with others.
  • You may not download the video since it is copyrighted by the producers.

A DVD version of the entire presentation is available for the producer’s price of $15.00 per copy from:

Sheila Tobias
P.O. Box 43758
Tucson, AZ 85733-3758

Please make your check payable to The University of Arizona.

 
Website Design by Western Sky Communications