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Photo of Olivia Bailey Olivia Bailey
Dept of Philosophy
moral psychology, moral philosophy, feminist philosophy, history of philosophy
JH Justin Hosbey
Dept of City & Regional Planning
cultural and political economy of racism, Black ecologies, racial capitalism, digital humanities
Alex Filippenko Alex Filippenko
Dept of Astronomy
supernovae, active galaxies, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, expansion of the universe
photographed in front of the blackboard in his office Dan-Virgil Voiculescu
Dept of Mathematics
operator algebras, free probability theory, random matrices, K-theory of operator algebras, single operator theory
photo of Tadiwa Madenga Tadiwa Madenga
Dept of Comparative Literature
Dept of English
African and Black diaspora literature, gender and sexuality, print culture, Festival and Carnival Studies
Chung-Pei Ma Chung-Pei Ma
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, black hole, dark matter, cosmology, formation and evolution of galaxies, cosmic microwave background radiation
Prof. Jessica Lu and the Keck Observatory Laser-Guided Adaptive Optics System. Jessica Lu
Dept of Astronomy
black holes, star and cluster formation, galactic centers, adaptive optics, astronomy, instrumentation, infrared instrumentation, astrometry
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
Chiyuma Elliott Chiyuma Elliott
Dept of African American Studies
poetry and poetics, African American literature, intellectual history - 1920s to the present, Black geography/cultural geography
Laura E. Pérez Laura E. Pérez
Dept of Ethnic Studies
Chicana/Latina feminist & queer literary, visual, performance arts, US women of color thought, decolonial aestetics and decolonial spiritualities
Poulomi Saha standing in front of decorative wood panels, hands in pockets Poulomi Saha
Dept of English
Asian American studies, critical theory, postcolonial theory, spirituality, comparative race and gender, cults
Shafi Goldwasser Shafi Goldwasser
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
cryptography, computational number theory, complexity theory, fault tolerant distributed computing, probabilistic proof systems, approximation algorithms, theory(THY)
Robert Kaufman Robert Kaufman
Dept of Comparative Literature
modern poetry, aesthetics, literary theory, history of criticism, Frankfurt School Critical Theory
headshot of Reinhard Genzel Reinhard Genzel
Dept of Physics
physics, existence and formation of black holes in galactic nuclei, the nature of the power source, the evolution of (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies, gas dynamics, the fueling of active galactic nuclei, the properties evolution of starburst galaxies
Eric Stanley Eric A. Stanley
Dept of Gender and Women's Studies
critical prison studies, queer/trans social movements, anti-colonial feminism, gentrification, California housing market, critical theory
Minoo Moallem Minoo Moallem
Dept of Gender and Women's Studies
Transnational and Postcolonial Feminist Studies, cultural studies, Commodity Cultures, Visual and Material Cultures of Religion, Immigration and Diaspora Studies, Middle East Studies, Iranian Studies
Pheng Cheah Pheng Cheah
Dept of Rhetoric
world literature, human rights, nationalism, legal philosophy, feminism, 18th-20th century continental philosophy & contemporary critical theory, postcolonial theory & anglophone postcolonial literatures, cosmopolitanism & globalization, social & political thought
Mariusz Wodzicki Mariusz Wodzicki
Dept of Mathematics
algebra, Homological Algebra, analysis, mathematics, Non-commutative and algebraic geometry, K-theory, ballet studies, history of ballet
Paul A. Vojta Paul A. Vojta
Dept of Mathematics
mathematics, algebraic geometry, diophantine geometry, Nevanlinna theory, Arakelov theory
Ori Ganor Ori Ganor
Dept of Physics
string (and M-) theory, quantum field theory, mathematical physics
Nicholas Baer Nicholas Baer
Dept of German
film theory and history, digital media, aesthetics, critical theory, philosophy of history, technics, media theory and archaeology
Tony Feng Tony Feng
Dept of Mathematics
number theory, algebraic geometry, topology, representation theory
Prasad Raghavendra in outdoor setting Prasad Raghavendra
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
theory(THY), optimization, complexity theory, approximation algorithms
Laurent Reyes Laurent Reyes
School of Social Welfare
civic participation, community based research, visual methods, aging, immigration, Latinx older adults, Black older adults, intersectional life course perspective, systems of oppression, access to healthcare
Dorothy J. Hale Dorothy Hale
Dept of English
English literature, American literature, the novel, narrative theory, critical theory, Henry James, William Faulkner, the modern novel of consciousness
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