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Benjamin Porter Benjamin Porter
Dept of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures
archaeology, Near Eastern archaeology, Middle East, Arid Environments, Heritage, tourism, museum studies
headshot of B. Kelsey Jack B. Kelsey Jack
Haas School of Business
environmental economics, development economics, field experiments
Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann
Dept of History
Modern German and European History, Human Rights and Internationalism, global urban history, critical theory
RH headshot Ricarda Hammer
Dept of Sociology
anticolonial politics, empire, racism, global and transnational sociology, historical sociology, social theory
Steven Davidoff Solomon Steven Davidoff Solomon
School of Law
corporate law, intersection of law and finance
Osagie K. Obasogie Osagie K. Obasogie
School of Law
School of Public Health
law, bioethics, reproductive and genetic technologies, race
Darieck Scott Darieck Scott
Dept of African American Studies
Chip Sullivan Charles Chip Sullivan
Dept of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning
garden history, symbolism, creative and imagination development, perceptual engagements, inclusive methods and mediums to express landscapes
Frank Partnoy Frank Partnoy
School of Law
business law, financial markets
headshot of Matthew Evan Taylor Matthew Evan Taylor
Dept of Music
music composition
Ivonne del Valle Ivonne del Valle
Dept of Spanish and Portuguese
colonial period in México, internal colonialism in Mexico, Jesuits (Loyola, Acosta, Baegert), Baroque and Enlightenment from a colonial perspective, technology and environment, drainage of Mexico City lakes, Christianity and pre-Hispanic religions
Patrick Hsu in the lab Patrick Hsu
Dept of Bioengineering
generative biology, language models, virtual cell models, genome mining and editing, synthetic biology, AI agents for science
Martin White Martin White
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
SHAOFAN LI Shaofan Li
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in engineering and sciences, structural mechanics, computational mechanics, computational materials, computational mechanics and computational physics, finite element methods and meshfree particle methods, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, atomistic simulation and multiscale simulations, nonlinear continuum mechanics, soft matter mechanics, wave propagations, modeling and simulation of fracture, dislocations, modeling and simulation of material failures, nano-mechanics, bio-mechanics and bio-physics, cellular mechanics, micromechanics & composite materials, mechanics and physics of amorphous materials
Mel Y Chen headshot Mel Y Chen
Dept of Gender and Women's Studies
queer and feminist theory, disability theory, critical animal studies, materiality studies, cultural politics of race and sexuality and ability and immigration, critical linguistics, paradigms of inter and transdisciplinarity
Sharad Chari Sharad Chari
Dept of Geography
geography as history of the present and as earthly/oceanic writing, social theory, political economy, development, agrarian studies, labor, racial/sexual capitalism, Black radical tradition, biopolitical struggle, oceanic studies, photography, South Asia, South Africa, Indian Ocean
Amanda Tyler Amanda L. Tyler
School of Law
federal courts, separation of powers, the judiciary, habeas corpus, civil procedure, the emergency Constitution, gender equality, constitutional law
Ken Ueno Ken Ueno
Dept of Music
music composition, decolonizing music, noise, sound installations, music of Japan, extended vocal techniques, overtone singing, musical culture of Japan, experimental improvisation
Judith Butler Judith Butler
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
A photo of Keltner teaching Dacher Keltner
Dept of Psychology
culture, conflict, behavior, love, psychology, emotion, social interaction, individual differences in emotion, negotiation, embarrassment, desire, juvenile delinquency, laughter, anger, social perception, negotiating morality
Robert Tijian Robert Tjian
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
eukaryotic molecular biology; biochemistry, cellular differentiation, chromatin function, RNA synthesis, single cell imaging, single molecule imaging
Juana María Rodríguez Juana María Rodríguez
Dept of Ethnic Studies
race and sexual politics, LGBTQ communities, Latino/a/x and Caribbean literatures and cultures, women of color feminisms, queer activism in the Americas, transgender studies, sex work
SUGATA RAY Sugata Ray
Dept of History of Art
Dept of South and Southeast Asian Studies
climate change, early modern, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, art history, environment, globalization, ecology, Eco Art History, global art history
Robert O. Ritchie Robert Ritchie
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
structural materials, mechanical behavior in biomaterials, creep, fatigue and fracture of advanced metals, intermetallics, ceramics
Stephen Collier Stephen Collier
Dept of City & Regional Planning
urban vulnerability and resilience, insurance and climate change, Soviet urban planning and post-Soviet urban and social welfare transformation, infrastructure and politics, neoliberalism and governmental rationality, emergency government in the United States
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