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Costas J. Spanos Costas J. Spanos
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
integrated circuits, solid-state devices, sensors, semiconductor manufacturing, energy efficiency, smart buildings
Edgar Knobloch Edgar Knobloch
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, geophysics, physics, nonlinear dynamics of dissipative systems, bifurcation theory, low-dimensional behavior of continuous systems, the theory of nonlinear waves, pattern formation in fluid systems, geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics, reaction-diffusion systems
headshot of Francisco Armero Francisco Armero
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
computational mechanics, nonlinear continuum mechanics
John W. Morris John W. Morris, Jr
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
structural materials, computational materials, the limits of strength, deformation mechanisms, non-destructive testing with SQUID microscopy, mechanisms of grain refinement in high strength steels, lead-free solders for microelectronics
David Romps David Romps
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
climate, atmosphere, atmospheric science, weather, clouds, fluid dynamics
headshot of Daryl Chrzan Daryl C. Chrzan
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
materials science and engineering, computational materials science, metals and metallic compounds, defects in solids, growth of nanostructures
Gabor A. Somorjai Gabor A. Somorjai
Dept of Chemistry
physical chemistry, catalysis, surface science, low-energy electron diffraction, solid state chemistry, macroscopic surface phenomena, adhesion, lubrication, biocompatibility, bonding, reactivity at solid surfaces, scanning tunneling
SHAOFAN LI Shaofan Li
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in engineering and sciences, structural mechanics, computational mechanics, computational materials, computational mechanics and computational physics, finite element methods and meshfree particle methods, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, atomistic simulation and multiscale simulations, nonlinear continuum mechanics, soft matter mechanics, wave propagations, modeling and simulation of fracture, dislocations, modeling and simulation of material failures, nano-mechanics, bio-mechanics and bio-physics, cellular mechanics, micromechanics & composite materials, mechanics and physics of amorphous materials
James F. O'Brien James O'Brien
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
School of Optometry
computer graphics, fluid dynamics, computer simulation, physically based animation, finite element simulation, human perception, image forensics, video forensics, computer animation, special effects for film, video game technology, motion capture, machine learning, facial animation, artificial intelligence, geometric algorithms, geometric design and modeling
Steven Louie Steven Louie
Dept of Physics
nanoscience, nuclear magnetic resonance, semiconductors, metals, physics, fullerenes, nanotubes, condensed matter theory, surfaces, defects, nanostructure materials, clusters, many-electron effects in solids
Dung-Hai Lee Dung-Hai Lee
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
Jeffrey R. Long Jeffrey R. Long
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic and materials chemistry, synthesis of inorganic molecules and higher dimensional solids, precise tailoring of chemical and physical properties, gas storage, molecular separations and catalysis in porous materials, magnetic and conductive materials
Hayden Taylor (third from left) with group members and collaborators holding components produced by computed axial lithography Hayden Taylor
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
manufacturing, microfabrication, nanofabrication, semiconductor manufacturing, computational mechanics, nanoimprint lithography
Michael I. Jordan Michael Jordan
Dept of Statistics
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
computer science, artificial intelligence, computational biology, statistics, machine learning, electrical engineering, applied statistics, optimization
headshot of Fotini Chow Fotini Chow
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
environmental fluid mechanics, wind energy applications, clouds, large-eddy simulation, turbulence modeling, atmospheric boundary layer flow, flow over complex terrain, wildfire smoke transport, methane emissions, urban dispersion modeling, urban air quality
Photo of Oliver O'Reilly standing near Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus. Oliver O'Reilly
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
continuum mechanics, vibrations, dynamics
Nika Haghtalab Nika Haghtalab
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
artificial intelligence, machine learning, theoretical computer science, game theory and mechanism design
Frederic Theunissen Frederic Theunissen
Dept of Integrative Biology
Dept of Neuroscience
behavior, cognition, brain, psychology, birdsong, vocal learning, audition, neurophysiology, speech perception, computational neuroscience, theoretical neuroscience
Ming Wu Ming Wu
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
silicon photonics, MEMS, photonic integrated circuits, data center networks, 3D sensing, solid state LiDAR, optofluidics
headshot of Michael DeWeese Michael DeWeese
Dept of Neuroscience
Dept of Physics
machine learning, computation, systems neuroscience, auditory cortex, neural coding, statistical mechanics
Sung-Hou Kim Sung-Hou Kim
Dept of Chemistry
computational genomics, Genomic susceptibility of common diseases, Genomic Tree of Life, Demography of human genome diversity
Rikky Muller standing in front of graphic of the brain Rikky Muller
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
integrated circuits, biosystems and computational biology, micro/nano electro mechanical systems
K. Birgitta Whaley K. Birgitta Whaley
Dept of Chemistry
quantum information and quantum computation, control and simulation of complex quantum systems, quantum effects in biological systems, quantum physics, quantum mechanics
James Casey James Casey
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
continuum mechanics, finite elasticity, continuum thermodynamics, plasticity, theories of elastic-plastic materials, history of mechanics, dynamics
James Evans J. W. Evans
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
production of materials, particularly fluid flow, reaction kinetics, mass transport, electrochemical, electromagnetic phenomena governing processes for producing materials, metals, storing energy
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