Patrick Hsu Dept of Bioengineering generative biology, language models, virtual cell models, genome mining and editing, synthetic biology, AI agents for science
Jeff Chambers Dept of Geography forests, climate change, trees, tropical forests, remote sensing, Drought, hurricanes, fires
Martin White 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
Amitai Shenhav Dept of Psychology cognitive neuroscience, motivation, decision-making, executive functions, computational modeling
Jeffrey A. Reimer Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering materials chemistry, chemical engineering, magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy, nanostructures, spin
Joseph J. Campos Dept of Psychology social-emotional development in infancy, emotional communication, perception of emotion, relation of motor development to cognitive and social and emotional development
Stuart J. Russell Division of Computer Science (EECS) artificial intelligence, computational biology, algorithms, machine learning, real-time decision-making, probabilistic reasoning
Christian Borgs Division of Computer Science (EECS) theoretical computer science, probability theory, combinatorics, complex networks, statistical physics, artificial intelligence, applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in engineering and sciences
Richard A. Mathies Dept of Chemistry genomics, biophysical, bioanalytical, physical chemistry, laser spectroscopy, resonance Raman, excited-state reaction dynamics photoactive proteins, rhodopsins, microfabricated chemical biochemical analysis devices, forensics, infectious disease detection
Matthew B. Francis Dept of Chemistry materials chemistry, drug delivery, organic chemistry, Protein modification, artificial photosynthesis, water purification
Hannah Stuart Dept of Mechanical Engineering robotics, dynamics, design-based research, exoskeleton systems, bioinspired robots, marine systems, dexterous manipulation, hands, grasping, Mechanism Design, human-robot interaction
Alexis T. Bell Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, heterogeneous catalysts, spectroscopic techniques, chemical reaction engineering
Ana Claudia Arias Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) physical electronics, energy, flexible and printed electronics
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
Kevin Weiner Dept of Neuroscience Dept of Psychology visual perception, face processing, comparative neuroanatomy, development, translational applications for patient populations
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
David Montejano Dept of Ethnic Studies social change, historical sociology, political sociology, community studies, race & ethnic relations
Catherine Albiston Dept of Gender and Women's Studies Dept of Sociology School of Law inequality, social change, law, employment, legal profession, public interest law, community-engaged research/scholarship, gender, work and family issues
Diego Pirillo Dept of Italian Studies Renaissance Europe, early modern Europe, Atlantic History, History of Books and Reading, colonialism, history of science and technology
Janelle Scott School of Education Dept of African American Studies educational policy, charter schools, politics of education, race and education, school choice, desegregation, philanthropy and education, advocacy
Nicholas Baer Dept of German film theory and history, digital media, aesthetics, critical theory, philosophy of history, technics, media theory and archaeology
Stephan Lammel Dept of Neuroscience neuroscience, Optogenetics, dopamine, motivation, reward, electrophysiological techniques
Bin Yu Dept of Statistics machine learning, trustworthy data science and AI, interdisciplinary research in biomedicine, neuroscience, climate science