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Research Expertise and Interest

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Department

Dept of Earth and Planetary Science

atmospheric science, climate dynamics, monsoons, Earth's hydrological cycle

Dept of Chemistry

computational genomics, Genomic susceptibility of common diseases, Genomic Tree of Life, Demography of human genome diversity

Dept of Political Science

comparative politics, Russian politics, democracy, religion and politics, legislative process

Dept of Anthropology

decolonization, indigenization, indigenous methodologies, tribal sovereignty-driven research, Indigenous Archaeologies, Southwest U.S.

Simo Mäkiharju in lab setting

Simo Mäkiharju

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

experimental fluid dynamics, fluid dynamics, Cavitation, multiphase flow, drag reduction, ocean renewable energy, particle image velocimetry, Time-Resolved X-Ray Densitometry, Droplet and particle transport

Dept of Sociology

genocide, Ethnic Conflict, religion

John Harte

Dept of Energy & Resources Group

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

global change, ecology, sustainability, energy policy, theoretical ecology, biodiversityl

Rhiannon Noel Welch

Rhiannon Noel Welch

Dept of Italian Studies

Italian literature, film and media, Italian colonialism, critical theories of race and racialization, borders and mobilities, biopolitics, postcolonial and decolonial theory

Cover image of Disorientation: France, Vietnam, and the Ambivalence of Interculturality

Karl Britto

Dept of Comparative Literature

Africa, cultural studies, the Caribbean, literature, francophone literature, colonial and postcolonial literature, Vietnam, gender and identity

Lucia Lohmann with specimens from the Herbaria collection

Dept of Integrative Biology

ecology, evolution, biogeography, conservation, neotropical biodiversity

Mengjie Yu

Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)

physical electronics, artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, micro/nano electro mechanical systems

punishment & society, criminal law, risk and the law, law & society

Kathryn Abrams standing in outside setting.

law, feminist jurisprudence, voting rights, constitutional law

Chris Martin with water in background

Christopher Martin

Dept of Integrative Biology

evolutionary biology, speciation, genomics, adaptation, craniofacial development

Jennifer Bussell

Jennifer Bussell

Dept of Political Science

Goldman School of Public Policy

democratic politics in economically developing states

Dept of Film and Media

feminist theory, cultural theory, archaeology of media technology, film and modernity, film theory, psychoanalytic theory

Dept of Integrative Biology

Dept of Statistics

evolution, molecular evolution, population genetics, human variation, human genetics, phylogenetics, applied statistics, genetics, evolutionary processes, evolutionary biology

Image of a white disabled woman in her forties. She is speaking into a microphone giving a presentation. Image is of Sunaura Taylor.

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

disability studies, disability crip theory, ableism, animal studies, animal ethics, multispecies justice, environmental humanities, ecofeminism, environmental justice

John Battles pointing out changes in forest composition during a field trip at Blodgett Forest Research Station.

John J. Battles

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

forest ecology, sustainability, ecosystem dynamics, disturbance ecology, tree demography, carbon ecology and storage, Sierra Nevada, northern forest

Mia Fuller standing in outdoor setting

Mia Fuller

Dept of Italian Studies

anthropology, Italy, fascism, urban design, architecture, Italian colonialism

Ajay Pillarisetti setting at desk with computer monitor and microphone in background

Ajay Pillarisetti

School of Public Health

energy use, health effects of air pollution, climate change, exposure assessment, global health, health impacts of energy use, heat and health, air pollution measurement, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship, community-based research partnerships, social justice research

Yang Dan

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

Dept of Neuroscience

neuronal circuits, mammalian visual system, electrophysiological, imaging, prefrontal cortex, sleep

Prof. Liang Dai

Liang Dai

Dept of Physics

astrophysics, physical cosmology

Dept of Architecture

architecture and urban design and theory

Michael Marletta

Michael A. Marletta

Dept of Chemistry

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

chemical biology, molecular biology, structure/function relationships in proteins, catalytic and biological properties of enzymes, cellular signaling, nitric oxide synthase, soluble guanylate cyclase, gas sensing, cellulose degradation, polysaccharide monooxygenases