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Kris D. Gutiérrez Kris D. Gutiérrez
School of Education
designed learning environments, Cultural dimensions of learning, language and literacy learning for dual language learners, biliteracy, new media literacies, the social organization of learning, ethnographic methodology and qualitative approaches to inquiry, design experiment/social design experiments, education of Latino, immigrant, migrant youth, urban education, teacher learning, educational and language policy
Saul Perlmutter sitting at a desk with figures drawn on a white board behind him. Saul Perlmutter
Dept of Physics
cosmology, dark energy, physics, astrophysics experiments, observational astrophysics, supernovae, accelerating universe
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
A photo of the faculty in the paramo in Ecuador Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
ecohydrology, remote sensing, satellite experiments, stable isotopes, plant biology, surface hydrology, wetlands, methane
phoro of Jitomirskaya Svetlana Jitomirskaya
Dept of Mathematics
mathematical analysis, probability, dynamical systems
Fai Ma Fai Ma
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
dynamical systems with inherent uncertainties, vibration, damping and hysteresis
Aditi Krishnapriyan Aditi Krishnapriyan
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
machine learning, geometric deep learning, differentiable physics, dynamical systems, numerical methods, computational geometry, optimization
photo of Susan Hyde Susan Hyde
Dept of Political Science
election fraud, democracy promotion, elections, election violence, international norms, field experiments, foreign aid, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship, research practice partnership
headshot of Alexei Yurchak Alexei Yurchak
Dept of Anthropology
social and political theory, communism and post-communism, language philosophy, the image, the body, avant-garde artistic experiments, science studies, ideology, Soviet and post-Soviet culture and society
A photo of Trevor Keenan Trevor Keenan
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
global change, natural climate solutions, Dynamic Vegetation, carbon cycle, ecophysiology, land-atmosphere interactions, biogeochemistry, micrometeorology, remote sensing, mathematics and data science
Masayoshi Tomizuka with two industrial robot arms. Masayoshi Tomizuka
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
robotics, mechatronics, control systems theory, digital control, dynamic systems, mechanical vibrations, adaptive and optimal control, motion control
Jonathan Wurtele Jonathan Wurtele
Dept of Physics
physics, stability, plasma theory, advanced accelerator concepts, intense laser-plasma interaction, the basic equilibrium, radiation properties of intense charged particle beams, simulation and the development of proof-of-principle experiments
David Bogy David B. Bogy
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
fluid mechanics, mechanics in computer technology, tribology in hard-disk drives, laser measurement systems, numerical simulations, static and dynamic problems in solid mechanics
Jennifer Chayes Jennifer Chayes
Dept of Mathematics
Dept of Statistics
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
phase transitions in computer science, structural and dynamical properties of networks, graphons, machine learning, ethical decision making, climate change
Alex Zettl Alex Zettl
Dept of Physics
physics, condensed matter physics, fullerenes, condensed matter experiments, characterize novel materials with unusual electronic and magnetic ground states, low-dimensional and nanoscale structures, superconductors, giant magnetoresistance materials, nanotubes, graphene, boron nitride nanostructures, neural probes, NEMS (nanoelectromechanical systems)
Aila Matanock at work in Berkeley Aila Matanock
Dept of Political Science
post-conflict elections, policing, peace processes, civil conflict, foreign intervention, armed actor governance, armed actor social support, counterinsurgency, survey experiments, mixed-method research design, Central America, Colombia, Solomon Islands, West Africa
headshot of Ömer Savaş Ömer Savaş
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
fluid mechanics
Gary Karpen Gary Karpen
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
gene expression, cell biology, chromosome structure and function, drosophila melanogaster, centromere identity and function, biophysics, condensed phases
Carlos F. Noreña Carlos Norena
Dept of History
Roman history
Dennis Baldocchi Dennis Baldocchi
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
biometeorology, climate change and ecosystems, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, agricultural meteorology, ecosystem ecology, carbon cycle, evaporation, ecohydrology, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship
Picture of Professor Merchant 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
Perry de Valpine Perry de Valpine
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
population ecology, mathematical modeling and statistics
Robert Dudley in the Panamanian rain forest Robert Dudley
Dept of Integrative Biology
metabolism, biomechanics, butterflies, energetics, flight, gliding, hummingbirds, insects, paleophysiology
Elizabeth Purdom Elizabeth Purdom
Dept of Statistics
computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, data analysis, sequencing, cancer genomics
Dimitrios Zekkos Dimitrios Zekkos
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
geotechnical engineering, landslides, drones, satellites, earthquakes, natural hazards, infrastructure resilience, informatics, geoenvironmental engineering, landfills
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