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Barry Shane

Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

health and nutrition, nutritional sciences and toxicology, birth defects, nutritional genomics

Niyogi checking plants in the Oxford Tract greenhouse. Photo credit: Mathew Burciaga.

Krishna K. Niyogi

Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology

genetics, plant and microbial biology, algae, photosynthesis, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, carbon sequestration

Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

gene expression, microRNAs, Mammalian Cell Metabolism, Metabolic Diseases, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, NAFLD/NASH, cancer therapies

Michael Crommie

Michael Crommie

Dept of Physics

physics, electronic properties of atomic-scale structures at surfaces, atomic-scale structures, morphology and dynamics of mesoscopic systems, atomic manipulation, visualizing low dimensional electronic behavior

person with dark glasses standing with water in background

Dept of Integrative Biology

genomics, genetics, computational biology, structural variation, RNA, diversity, aging, population genetics

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

metallurgy, nanomechanics, electron microscopy, in situ TEM, electron microscopy of soft materials

Professor Danica Chen standing in front of audience with microphone in hand

Danica Chen

Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

aging, stem cell, metabolism, diseases of aging

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

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

Richard S. Dodd

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

environmental policy, environmental science, forestry, wildlife, plant biology

Michael Nachman

Michael Nachman

Dept of Integrative Biology

population genetics, evolution, genomics, mammalian evolution

Joni Wallis

Dept of Neuroscience

prefrontal cortex, neurophysiology, executive control, decision making

Dept of Earth and Planetary Science

earthquake physics, geophysical signal discovery

Marvalee H. Wake

Dept of Integrative Biology

development, evolution, systematics, amphibians, reproductive biology, vertebrate evolutionary morphology, fishes, reptiles, comparative analysis, biodiversity issues

Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

metabolism, obesity, adipose tissue, brown fat, thermogenesis, tissue engineering, diabetes, fatty acid transport, fatty acid, stem cells, microphysiological systems, lipid nanoparticles, liver disease

Rosemarie de la Rosa

Rosemarie de la Rosa

School of Public Health

pollutant exposure

Anastasios Melis

Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology

photosynthesis, Metabolic Engineering, synthetic biology, bioproduction R&D

School of Public Health

causal inference, targeted learning, statistical issues in epidemiology, precision medicine and public health

Jennifer Listgarten

Jennifer Listgarten

Division of Computer Science (EECS)

artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational biology, protein engineering, statistical design of experiments, statistical machine learning, experimental design

Guanyu Su

Dept of Nuclear Engineering

energy systems and technology, wireless sensor networks, machine learning, thermal hydraulics, heat and mass transfer in molten salt, high temperature thermal energy storage

Lucia Lohmann with specimens from the Herbaria collection

Dept of Integrative Biology

ecology, evolution, biogeography, conservation, neotropical biodiversity

Field work in on Oahu

George Roderick

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

global change, environmental science, sustainability, biodiversity, invasive species, population genomics

Zaijun Chen

Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)

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

Kyriakos Komvopoulos

Kyriakos Komvopoulos

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

contact mechanics, fracture and fatigue of engineering materials, finite element modeling of surface contact and machining, thin-film processing and characterization, adhesion and fatigue of MEMS devices, plasma-assisted surface functionalization of biomaterials, surface patterning for cell adhesion and growth control, mechanics & tribology of magnetic recording devices, microfibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering, tribology and mechanics of artificial joints, mechanical metamaterials

Hayden Taylor (third from left) with group members and collaborators holding components produced by computed axial lithography

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

manufacturing, microfabrication, nanofabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, computational mechanics, nanoimprint lithography