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PHOTO: ISAT Golf Tournament

Dr. George Baker

Through the Years

In the fall of 1999, Professor George Baker was elated to find himself in his second career, teaching in a university classroom.

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PHOTO: Clean Room Cleanest Room on Campus Aids Student Research

January 26, 2012

A beeping sound emanates from the keypad as David Lawrence, an ISAT professor emeritus, enters the access code to the cleanest room on campus. The air in the JMU cleanroom is 1,000 times cleaner than regular air.

PHOTO: CISAT Awards ISAT Faculty Receive Awards

January 25, 2012

Congratulations to JMU Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) Professors Louise Temple, Noel Hendrickson, and Nicole Radziwill on their recent faculty awards!

PHOTO: Stephanie Stockwell6th Annual ISAT Golf Challenge

Fall, 2011

Over 80 parents, alumni, faculty, and friends participated in the 6th Annual ISAT Golf Challenge on Sunday October 16. The event was hosted by the ISAT Honor Society.

PHOTO:Tim WaltonFrom the CIA to the Classroom

November 11, 2011

Dr. Tim Walton's 24-year career in the CIA not only gave him a wealth of foreign policy experience and few brushes with history, but an inside understanding of how intelligence analysis can be improved.

Announcements


  • New ISAT Course Available 
    “Quality and Process Improvement in Action” Honors Seminar – Spring 2012
    This new ISAT course will provide students with the opportunity to get out in the community and make a difference - by helping a non-profit agency or a locally owned small business cut costs, increase efficiency, increase the quality of a product or service, or improve business processes.
  • Please take a moment and share your ISAT internship experience with us. 
  • The Geographic Science program is happy to announce that JMU has taken over the administration of the ArcGIS site license for K-12 schools in Virginia. Read More
  • New Faculty Openings Read More

Welcome from ISAT

Department HeadWelcome to the Department of Integrated Science and Technology! Our students and faculty study the application of a broad range of sciences and technologies to problems of current societal importance. We focus not only on the technical issues but also on how to ensure that these solutions will be embraced by society. More >