George F. Smoot Dept of Physics cosmology, physics, astrophysics experiments, observational astrophysics, observing our galaxy, the cosmic background radiation, ground-based radio-telescope observations, balloon-borne instrumentation, satellite experiments, the NASA cosmic background
Alison Post Dept of Political Science regulation, infrastructure, water and sanitation, urban politics, urban politics and policy, comparative political economy, community-engaged research/scholarship, impact evaluations requested by governments/NGOs
Michael Nylan Dept of History gender, history, East Asian studies, early China, the fifth century BC to the fifth century AD, with an emphasis on the sociopolitical context, aesthetic theories and material culture, belief
Allen Goldstein Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management global change, air pollution, environmental science, biogeochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, indoor air quality
Greg Castillo Dept of Architecture Cold war history, California Counterculture, History of Exhibitions, Architectural history, Indigenous Australian art, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship, research practice partnership
Evan R. Williams Dept of Chemistry spectroscopy, molecular structure and dynamics, analytical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, structure and reactivity of biomolecules and biomolecule/water interactions, mass spectrometry, separations, protein conformation, protein and DNA sequencing
Sean Darling-Hammond School of Public Health K-12, education policy, exclusionary discipline, school policing, restorative practices, social and emotional learning, student mental health, health equity, implicit bias, intergroup contact
Dmitry Taubinsky Dept of Economics behavioral economics, tax policy, soda taxes, payday loans, household consumption and portfolio choice, energy policy, health, gambling, state-run lotteries, inflation expectations, nudges
Alexandre Mas Haas School of Business labor markets, human resources, data analysis and statistical methods
Simo Mäkiharju Dept of Mechanical Engineering experimental fluid dynamics, fluid dynamics, Cavitation, multiphase flow, drag reduction, ocean renewable energy, particle image velocimetry, Time-Resolved X-Ray Densitometry, Droplet and particle transport
Julian Chun-Chung Chow School of Social Welfare East Asian studies, social welfare, community practice and service delivery in urban poverty, ethnic, immigrant neighborhoods, community analysis and needs assessment, program planning and development, cultural competency services
Ann Swidler Dept of Sociology religion, culture, Africa, AIDS, political sociology, theory, development, NGOs, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship, research practice partnership, community-based research partnerships, social justice research
Charlan Jeanne Nemeth Dept of Psychology decision making, jury decision making, influence and persuasion, creativity in small groups, managing innovation in organizations, psychology of creative scientists and entrepreneurs, corporate cultures, diversity of team members, brainstorming, psychology and law
Kristie Boering Dept of Chemistry Dept of Earth and Planetary Science physical chemistry, climate change, atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, ozone, earth and planetary science, isotopic compositions of atmospheric trace gases, stratospheric ozone, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, molecular hydrogen, methane
Debarati Sanyal Dept of French Border studies, race, postcolonialism, politics of aesthetic form, nineteenth-century French studies, memory studies, World War Two, Holocaust studies, critical refugee studies, contemporary fiction and film
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
Barbara Romanowicz Dept of Earth and Planetary Science earth & planetary science, deep earth structure & dynamics, earthquake processes & scaling laws, real time estimation of earthquake parameters, development of modern broadband seismic and geophysical observatories, planetary seismology
Hidetaka Hirota Dept of History US immigration history, American immigration law and policy, Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 19th century United States, Asian American history, U.S. and the world, Global Migration, Transnational History
Oliver John Dept of Psychology research methods, personality, measurement, emotion regulation, personality structure, personality development, traits, Big Five model, individual differences, emotion expression, self-concept, accuracy, bias, self-knowledge, personality assessment
Nicholas Mathew Dept of Music Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century music in Europe and its colonies, music and politics, the political economy of sound media, pianos and pianism, music and materialism, Beethoven, Haydn, music in Vienna, London, aesthetics, piano performance, historical performance practices
Arash Komeili Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology microbiology, Biomineralization, bacterial organelles, Magnetic Nanoparticles
Jesse Rothstein Dept of Economics Goldman School of Public Policy labor economics, inequality, education policy, unemployment, tax policy, local public finance, teacher quality, segregation, economics of education, labor market, public impact research/scholarship, research practice partnership, partnership research, higher education
Boris Rubinsky Dept of Bioengineering Dept of Mechanical Engineering medical imaging, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, low temperature biology, micro and nano bionic technologies, electrical impedance tomography, bio-electronics, biomedical devices biomedical numerical analysis, bio-heat and mass transfer, electroporation light imaging