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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
Uros Seljak in 2023 Uros Seljak
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, cosmology, machine learning, Bayesian statistics
Fei Xu Fei Xu
Dept of Psychology
cognitive development, language development, learning mechanisms, statistical learning and statistical inference, conceptual development, developmental psychology, word learning, physical reasoning, social cognition in infants and children, learning in infants and young children, computational models of cognitive development, cognitive development and AI models, psychology and philosophy
Michael Manga Michael Manga
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
hydrogeology, fluid mechanics, geomorphology, earth & planetary science, geological processes involving fluids, including problems in physical volcanology, geodynamics, dynamics of suspensions, flow & transport in porous materials, percolation theory
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
headshot of Michael DeWeese Michael DeWeese
Dept of Neuroscience
Dept of Physics
machine learning, computation, systems neuroscience, auditory cortex, neural coding, statistical mechanics
Na Ji image Na Ji
Dept of Neuroscience
Dept of Physics
neuroscience, microscopy techniques, in vivo imaging, biophotonics, biophysics, adaptive optics, optics
Michael Ranney Michael Ranney
School of Education
Dept of Psychology
Problem solving, knowledge representation & reorganization, explanatory coherence & inference, conceptual change, societal implications, science instruction, global climate change psychology, numeracy in journalism, naïve/informal physics, computational models of cognition, perceptual-cognitive interactions, intelligent tutoring systems, understandings of biological evolution, Reasoning, qualitative & quantitative thinking
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
Donald Rio Donald Rio
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
molecular genetics, drosophila melanogaster, transposable elements, RNA splicing, neurodegenerative diseases, nucleic acid rearrangement reactions, P elements and their cellular host
Hartmut Haeffner Hartmut Haeffner
Dept of Physics
quantum information and computation, precision measurements, ion traps, quantum state engineering, decoherence, quantum simulations, quantum energy transport, quantum chaos, cryogenic electronics
Raffaella Margutti Raffaella Margutti
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, compact object mergers, core-collapse supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, Neutron Stars, radio astronomy, space astrophysics, stellar evolution, supernova shockwaves, supernovae, tidal disruption events
Hernan Garcia Hernan G Garcia
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Physics
genetics, genomics, biophysics
headshot of Michael Frenklach Michael Frenklach
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
chemical kinetics, computer modeling, uncertainty quantification, combustion chemistry, pollutant formation (carbon black, soot), chemical vapor deposition of diamond films, homogeneous nucleation of silicon, diamond and graphene, diamond powders; interstellar dust formation
Alp Sipahigil profile photo Alp Sipahigil
Dept of Physics
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
solid-state devices and technology, quantum technologies
Irving Zucker Irving Zucker
Dept of Integrative Biology
Dept of Psychology
biological rhythms, seasonality, behavioral endocrinology, melatonin, suprachiasmatic nucleus, reproductive physiology, behavior, ultradian rhythms, sex differences
Christine A. Parlour with yellow scarf Christine Parlour
Haas School of Business
Market Design, banking, FinTech, payment systems, clearing and settlement, DeFi, decentralized finance, market microstructure
Ramamoorthy Ramesh Ramamoorthy Ramesh
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
Dept of Physics
Atomic-scale synthesis of complex oxide heterostructures, 2D materials, spin-charge coupling, polar and magnetic topologies, electron microscopy, piezoforce microscopy, NV magnetometry, materials processing for devices, energy efficient electronics(12634)
Robert Dudley in the Panamanian rain forest Robert Dudley
Dept of Integrative Biology
metabolism, biomechanics, butterflies, energetics, flight, gliding, hummingbirds, insects, paleophysiology
Ahmet Yildiz Ahmet Yildiz
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Physics
single molecule biophysics, molecular motors, intracellular transport, microtubules
Abby Dernburg Abby Dernburg
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
chromosome structure and function, higher order chromosome structure, cell cycle controls, chromosome remodeling and reorganization during meiosis, spatial pattern formation in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, genome mapping, eukaryotic genomes, whole-genome analysis
Eric Betzig Eric Betzig
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Physics
imaging microscopy, biophysics
Elizabeth Purdom Elizabeth Purdom
Dept of Statistics
computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, data analysis, sequencing, cancer genomics
Steven E. Brenner Steven E. Brenner
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
molecular biology, computational biology, evolutionary biology, bioengineering, structural genomics, computational genomics, cellular activity, cellular functions, personal genomics
Sung-Jin Oh Sung-Jin Oh
Dept of Mathematics
mathematical analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations
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