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Burgmann teaching EPS116 field trip at Moss Beach Roland Bürgmann
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
active tectonics, geophysics, geology, earth and planetary science, geomechanics, tectonics, Seismology, structural geology, fault zone processes, crustal deformation, space geodesy, natural hazards, landslides
headshot of Francis Macdonald in outdoor environement Francis Macdonald
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
tectonics, climate, biological evolution
Alex Filippenko Alex Filippenko
Dept of Astronomy
supernovae, active galaxies, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, expansion of the universe
Professor Ahmad Omar sitting in front of a glass whiteboard marked with equations related to his research. Ahmad Omar
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
statistical mechanics, active matter, biophysics, physical chemistry, polymer science, directed self-assembly
Kranthi K. Mandadapu Kranthi K. Mandadapu
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
statistical mechanics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, biological membranes, active matter, glassy dynamics
Gerald Westheimer Gerald Westheimer
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Neuroscience
neurobiology; psychophysics, primate visual cortex, neural circuits, brain mechanisms, response modifications, active perception, learning, stereoscopic vision, optometryoptics of the eye, ophthalmic instrumentation
headshot of  Bruce Buffett; man with dark hair and light skin wearing button up shirt with greenery in the background. Bruce Buffett
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
mantle convection, plate techtonics, planetary dynamos
headshot of Reinhard Genzel Reinhard Genzel
Dept of Physics
physics, existence and formation of black holes in galactic nuclei, nature of the power source, the evolution of (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies, gas dynamics, fueling of active galactic nuclei, properties evolution of starburst galaxies
Nicholas Baer Nicholas Baer
Dept of German
film theory and history, digital media, aesthetics, critical theory, philosophy of history, technics, media theory and archaeology
Beth Piatote Beth Piatote
Dept of Comparative Literature
Dept of English
Native American studies
Philip B. Stark Philip B. Stark
Dept of Statistics
elections, astrophysics, law, statistics, litigation, causal inference, inverse problems, geophysics, uncertainty quantification, educational technology, soil science, race and gender bias and discrimination, nonparametrics, climate, natural disasters, sustainable food systems, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research / scholarship, community-based research partnerships, social justice research, research in the public interest, active transportation, earthquake hazard mitigation, natural hazards
headshot of Brandi Bushman Brandi Bushman
Dept of Ethnic Studies
Native American studies, indigenous studies, Native California, decolonial theory, social movements
headshot of Kathleen Whiteley Kathleen Whiteley
Dept of Ethnic Studies
Native American history in California
Luanne Redeye holding a portrait of a man in a black sweatshirt Luanne Redeye
Dept of Art Practice
art, painting, Native communities
Shari Huhndorf Shari Huhndorf
Dept of Ethnic Studies
interdisciplinary Native American studies, Alaska Native studies, cultural studies, gender studies, American studies, literary and visual culture
Mathew Welch Matthew Welch
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
biology, cell motility, role of the actin cytoskeleton in cell locomotion, shape change, actin filament assembly, bacterial and viral pathogens
Kathleen Donegan Kathleen Donegan
Dept of English
Colonial America, early America, Native America, early Caribbean
Jennifer Johnson-Hanks Jennifer Johnson-Hanks
Dept of Demography
Dept of Sociology
culture, population, social action, intentions, Africa, gender, fertility, marriage
Hertha D. Sweet Wong Hertha D. Sweet Wong
Dept of English
American literature, Native American literature, autobiography, ethnic American literature
Lynn Huntsinger Lynn Huntsinger
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
ecosystems, rangeland ecology and management, natural resources, Native American history, livestock, China
David Whitney David Whitney
Dept of Psychology
cognitive neuroscience, cognition, attention, visual perception, vision, visually guided action, human factors
Richard Kramer Richard H. Kramer
Dept of Neuroscience
Neurons, synaptic transmission, photopharmacology, ion channels, action potentials, optical imaging, vision, learning and memory, retina, neurodegenrative disease(1551)
Brian DeLay Brian DeLay
Dept of History
US, the Americas, International History, 19th century, Native American history, American West, Borderlands, firearms, Second Amendment
headshot of Dmitri Brown Dmitri Brown
Dept of History
North America, Native American history, indigenous methodologies, Tewa philosophy, community-based research, oral history, history of physics, colonialism
Amy Rose Deal portrait Amy Rose Deal
Dept of Linguistics
meaning, grammar, endangered languages, Native American languages, semantics, syntax, word structure, language universals, language variation, Nez Perce language
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