Robert Tjian Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology eukaryotic molecular biology; biochemistry, cellular differentiation, chromatin function, RNA synthesis, single cell imaging, single molecule imaging
Clayton J. Radke Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, surface & colloid science technology, protein/polymer/surfactant adsorption from solution, two-phase enzymatic catalysis, interfacial surfactant transport, electrokinetics, pore-level fluid mechanics, contact-lens & eye mechanics
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
Sabeeha Merchant Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology chloroplast, photosynthesis, algae, trace metals, genomics, synthetic biology, designer lipids, Chlamydomonas, Auxenochlorella, Dunaliella
Jay T. Groves Dept of Chemistry physical chemistry, intracellular signal transduction mechanisms, physical chemistry of cell membranes, single molecule imaging, stochastic processes
Joseph Orenstein Dept of Physics optical properties of quantum materials, magnetism, superconductivity, spin transport
Matthew DeJong Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, infrastructure, soil/structure interaction, monitoring, heritage conservation, masonry structures
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
Neil Razdan Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering catalysis, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics
Markita del Carpio Landry Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Dept of Neuroscience nanomaterials, fluorescence microscopy, sensors, imaging, neuroscience, plant engineering
Jeffrey Neaton Dept of Physics condensed matter theory, Materials Physics, nanoscience, physical chemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, Transport, Hard-Soft Interfaces, Complex Oxides, renewable energy, energy conversion
John Gerhart Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology developmental biology, Xenopus laevis, Spemann's organizer, cortical rotation, cell cycle after fertilization, vegetal materials, blastula stage, egg cytoplasm
Krishna K. Niyogi Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology genetics, plant and microbial biology, algae, photosynthesis, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, carbon sequestration
Wenjun Zhang Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical biology, microbiology, natural product biosynthesis, enzyme discovery and characterization, drug discovery
Danica Chen Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology aging, stem cell, metabolism, diseases of aging
Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering ecohydrology, remote sensing, satellite experiments, stable isotopes, plant biology, surface hydrology, wetlands, methane
David Kirp Goldman School of Public Policy public policy, law, social policy, higher education policy, politics and policy, primary and secondary education policy, race and ethnicity, early childhood policy
Samuel Otter Dept of English English, 19th century American literature, 17th and 18th century American literature, African American literature, Herman Melville, race in American culture, literature and history, discourse and ideology, word and image studies, close reading
Aaron Parsons Dept of Astronomy cosmic reionization, experimental cosmology, radio interferometry, digital signal processing, observational astrophysics