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Research Expertise and Interest

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Name

Department

John Wright

Division of Computer Science (EECS)

quantum state learning, quantum complexity theory, property testing, approximation algorithms

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

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

Gregory W. Aponte

Gregory W. Aponte

Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

health and nutrition, nutritional sciences, signaling between the gut and the brain, neuropeptides, G-protein coupled receptors

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 Integrative Biology

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

adaptation, evolutionary biology, genomics, genetics, toxicology, insect biology, plant biology, microbiology, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing

Dept of Ethnic Studies

art, aesthetics and visual culture, transnational feminist and queer of color theories, Arab diaspora, Muslim diaspora, militarism, critical race theory, critical postcolonial theory, Anthropocene, extractive economies and petrocultures

Dept of Physics

physics, theoretical condensed matter, topological phase transitions, high-temperature superconductivity, organization principles enabling microscopic degrees of freedom to behave cooperatively, matter and their formation mechanisms, low dimensional quantum magnets, strongly correlated Fermi and Bose fluids

Georjana Barnes

Georjana Barnes

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

biochemistry, genetics, cancer, biology, microtubule cytoskeleton, cell cycle controls, cellular imaging

Mark Sandberg sitting in outside setting

Dept of Film and Media

Dept of Scandinavian

silent film, late nineteenth-century visual culture, theater history, comedy, Scandinavian design, serial television, film historiography, Scandinavian film history, Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian literature, Nordic literary history

Presenting on Food Systems in Africa forum

Isabel Madzorera

School of Public Health

global health, nutrition, diet quality, maternal and child health, food systems, global climate change

Dept of Bioengineering

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

medical imaging, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, low temperature biology, micro and nano bionic technologies, electrical impedance tomography, bio-electronics, biomedical devices biomedical numerical analysis, bio-heat and mass transfer, electroporation light imaging

Sarah Anzia wearing brown blazer in outside environment

Sarah Anzia

Dept of Political Science

Goldman School of Public Policy

American politics, public policy, interest groups, state politics, local politics, election timing, voter turnout, public pensions, public sector unions, collective bargaining

Dept of Architecture

architecture, design, construction, vernacular architecture, industrial and non-industrial building methods, sustainable construction

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

Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology

plant epigenetics, cell identity

Michael Gollner smiles at a Fire Whirl

Michael Gollner

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

combustion, fire dynamics, wildland fire, fluid mechanics

Benjamin Porter

Benjamin Porter

Dept of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures

archaeology, Near Eastern archaeology, Middle East, Arid Environments, Heritage, tourism, museum studies

Dr. Worrell with CAL Prep Students

Frank C. Worrell

School of Education

development, education, cognition, academic talent development, adolescence, African American, at-risk youth, English-speaking Caribbean, ethnic identity, gifted, psychosocial development, racial identity, school psychology, teacher effectiveness, Trinidad and Tobago, time perspective

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

earthquake engineering, structural engineering, reinforced concrete, performance-based earthquake engineering, high-rise buildings, lifeline systems, rehabilitation (retrofitting), laboratory testing

Haas School of Business

Accounting and Financial Disclosures, Economic Consequences of Regulatory Changes, Corporate Debt, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, The Information Content of Credit Rating Changes

Dept of Psychology

bipolar disorder, healthy lifestyles, time-restricted eating, impulsivity, suicidality, community-engaged research/scholarship

Dept of English

American literature to 1900, American painting and visual arts, literature and philosophy, nineteenth century intellectual history

Kai Vetter

Dept of Nuclear Engineering

nuclear physics, radiation detection, nuclear instrumentation, nuclear measurements, multi-sensor systems and data fusion, radiological resilience

Dept of Architecture

Cold war history, California Counterculture, History of Exhibitions, Architectural history, Indigenous Australian art, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship, research practice partnership

Sophie Volpp standing in outside setting.

Dept of Comparative Literature

Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Chinese literature, Ming and Qing fiction and drama, material culture, pre-modern women poets and dramatists