View of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short drive from campus.
Resources
The Department of Biology offers students
excellent
Multichannel and computer-interfaced physiographs
DNA and protein electrophoresis equipment
Video and fluorescence microscopes
Research-grade Zeiss photomicroscope
Animal care facility
UV-visible and fluorescence spectrophotometers
HPLC and gas chromatographs with various detectors
Computer lab
Regular and CO2 incubators
Flame Photometer
Subzero (-80oC) freezer and cryogenic facilities
Centrifuges and ultracentrifuges
C-N-O analyzer
Greenhouse
Environmental chambers
150-acre Maryville College Woods
Opportunities
abound in the region for students of biology. Listed below are just a few
of the opportunities our region offers for students, from important library and
research resources at the University of Tennessee, to endless opportunities for
research in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee National
Forest. We also have many entities in our region that offer student intern
opportunities.
Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
Great
Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
