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Prospective Students

Please see our flyer, catalog page, and apply at Cal State Apply.

Address questions to the Graduate Advisor/Coordinator (contact information in the margin of this page) 

Upcoming opportunities:

  • Information sessions for Fall 2026 coming soon.
  • Cadence's Ai-manufacturing, Semiconductor manufacturing industry-certified micro-credentials program
  • (under development): IQM's Quantum Computing micro-credential program. This is currently in development
  • and more including an international collaboration
  • Check out opportunities for materials scientists in critical minerals

To learn more about faculty and their research, click the faculty name links below, and check out the "Research" page on this website

MSCI Program Faculty
Name / TitleEmail
Dr. Kimberley CousinsGraduate Coordinatorkcousins@csusb.edu
Dr. Young Min KimAssistant Professor of Physicsyoungmin.kim@csusb.edu
Dr. Enrique ContrerasAssistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistryenrique.contreras@csusb.edu
Dr. Joyce Pham Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistryjoyce.pham@csusb.edu
Dr. Renwu ZhangProfessor of Chemistry and Biochemistryrzhang@csusb.edu
Dr. Sara CalloriProfessor of Physics and Astronomysara.callori@csusb.edu