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Research Expertise and Interest

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Department

Saul Perlmutter sitting at a desk with figures drawn on a white board behind him.

Saul Perlmutter

Dept of Physics

cosmology, dark energy, physics, astrophysics experiments, observational astrophysics, supernovae, accelerating universe

Dept of Astronomy

Dept of Physics

cosmology, formation of structure in the universe, dark energy, expansion of the universe, cosmic microwave background, quasars, redshift surveys

George M. Bergman

Dept of Mathematics

mathematics, associative rings, universal algebra, category theory, counterexamples

William Holzpfel

William Holzapfel

Dept of Physics

cosmology, physics, measurement and interpretation of anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background, the universe, density of energy, baryonic matter in the universe, the degree angular scale interferometer, the arcminute cosmology bolometer array

Dept of Linguistics

language and thought, computational linguistics, semantic universals, lexical semantics

Alex Filippenko

Alex Filippenko

Dept of Astronomy

supernovae, active galaxies, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, expansion of the universe

Dan Weisz

Dept of Astronomy

observational astrophysics, galaxies, stars, cosmology, early Universe, dark matter

Hitoshi Murayama

Dept of Physics

physics, particle physics, the universe, fundamental constituents of matter, Higgs boson, anti-matter, neutrino oscillations, finite value of the cosmological constant, triple coincidence of energy densities

Dept of Linguistics

meaning, grammar, endangered languages, Native American languages, semantics, syntax, word structure, language universals, language variation, Nez Perce language

Photograph of Karl van Bibber in 2019

Karl van Bibber

Dept of Nuclear Engineering

Particle Astrophysics, experimental nuclear physics, Accelerator Technology and Neutron Sources

Glynda Hull

School of Education

language, culture, society, education, literacy, writing in and out of schools, multi-media technology, new literacies, adult learning, work, community, school, university collaborations

Jonathan Wurtele

Jonathan Wurtele

Dept of Physics

physics, stability, plasma theory, advanced accelerator concepts, intense laser-plasma interaction, the basic equilibrium, radiation properties of intense charged particle beams, simulation and the development of proof-of-principle experiments

Zaijun Chen

Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)

physical electronics, artificial intelligence, computer architecture & engineering, information / data / network / communication science, integrated circuits

Dept of Astronomy

Dept of Physics

astrophysics, black hole, dark matter, cosmology, formation and evolution of galaxies, cosmic microwave background radiation

Rhona S. Weinstein

Rhona S. Weinstein

Dept of Psychology

community psychology, educational inequality and the achievement gap, teacher expectations and self-fulfilling prophecies, classroom and school reform

George F. Smoot

George F. Smoot

Dept of Physics

cosmology, physics, astrophysics experiments, observational astrophysics, observing our galaxy, the cosmic background radiation, ground-based radio-telescope observations, balloon-borne instrumentation, satellite experiments, the NASA cosmic background

Yury Kolomensky in his lab

Yury Kolomensky

Dept of Physics

particle physics, precision measurements, electroweak interactions, neutrino physics, QCD, BaBar, E158, CUORE, Mu2e

Dept of Comparative Literature

critical theory, gender and sexuality studies, comparative literature, 19th and 20th century continental philosophy, social and political thought, philosophy and literature

Kathryn Abrams standing in outside setting.

law, feminist jurisprudence, voting rights, constitutional law

Pradeep Chhibber

Pradeep Chhibber

Dept of Political Science

political parties, South Asia, electoral politics, politics of India

Dept of Earth and Planetary Science

earth & planetary science

David Montejano

David Montejano

Dept of Ethnic Studies

social change, historical sociology, political sociology, community studies, race & ethnic relations

Dept of History

gender, history, East Asian studies, early China, the fifth century BC to the fifth century AD, with an emphasis on the sociopolitical context, aesthetic theories and material culture, belief

Barbara Romanowicz

Barbara Romanowicz

Dept of Earth and Planetary Science

earth & planetary science, deep earth structure & dynamics, earthquake processes & scaling laws, real time estimation of earthquake parameters, development of modern broadband seismic and geophysical observatories, planetary seismology