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Greg Barton Gregory Barton
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
immunology, cell biology, infectious disease, innate immunity, Microbiome, autoimmune diseases
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
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 Jamie H. D. Cate Jamie H. D. Cate
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
protein synthesis by the ribosome, RNA, antibiotics, human translation, escherichia coli
John Chiang John Chiang
Dept of Geography
climate change, climate dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interactions, paleoclimate
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
Maurice Obstfeld Maurice Obstfeld
Dept of Economics
economics, monetary and fiscal remedies for deflation, open-market purchases in a liquidity trap, exchange rates, monetary policy, international finance, open-economy macroeconomics, macroeconomic history
Kurt M Cuffey Kurt M. Cuffey
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
Dept of Geography
continuum mechanics, climate, geomorphology, glaciers, glaciology, climate history, stable isotopes, geographical thought
Ori Ganor Ori Ganor
Dept of Physics
string (and M-) theory, quantum field theory, mathematical physics
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Dept of Film and Media
Cinema and technological change, cinema and modernity, computer-generated images and contemporary cinema, digital visual effects, stereoscopic 3D cinema and media, the history and theory of special effects, cinema in transition, American film history, modernity and early cinema, cinema and globalization, cinema and the environment/elements
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
Mia Fuller standing in outdoor setting Mia Fuller
Dept of Italian Studies
anthropology, Italy, fascism, urban design, architecture, Italian colonialism
Cindy Looy Cindy Looy
Dept of Integrative Biology
paleoecology, paleobotany, palynology
C. Greig Crysler C. Greig Crysler
Dept of Architecture
architecture, geopolitics of architectural discourse, globalization and social production of the built environment, architecture and identity
Paul Sterzing Paul Sterzing
School of Social Welfare
adolescent violence and victimization, polyvictimization rates among vulnerable adolescents, bullying involvement roles and mental health, sexual orientation and gender identity microaggressions, impact of family-level microaggressions and microaffirmations on mental health, disability, anti-ableism
Niyogi checking plants in the Oxford Tract greenhouse. Photo credit: Mathew Burciaga. Krishna K. Niyogi
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
genetics, plant and microbial biology, algae, photosynthesis, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, carbon sequestration
Inez Fung Inez Fung
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
climate change, carbon cycle, terrestrial biosphere
Loic Wacquant Loïc Wacquant
Dept of Sociology
sociology
headshot of John Taylor John W. Taylor
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
evolution, fungi, phylogenomics, mycology, population genomics, ecology
Eli Yablonovitch Eli Yablonovitch
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
optoelectronics, physical electronics, high speed optical communications, nanocavity lasers, photonic crystals at optical and microwave frequencies, quantum computing and communication
Photo of Catherine Ceniza Choy Catherine Ceniza Choy
Dept of Ethnic Studies
Asian American history, Filipino American studies, race and gender, migration, nursing history, adoption studies, public impact research/scholarship, social justice research
Eran Rabani Eran Rabani
Dept of Chemistry
Theory of nanomaterials
John Battles pointing out changes in forest composition during a field trip at Blodgett Forest Research Station. John J. Battles
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
forest ecology, sustainability, ecosystem dynamics, disturbance ecology, tree demography, carbon ecology and storage, Sierra Nevada, northern forest
Kai Vetter Kai Vetter
Dept of Nuclear Engineering
nuclear physics, radiation detection, nuclear instrumentation, nuclear measurements, multi-sensor systems and data fusion, radiological resilience
Lawrence Cohen Lawrence Cohen
Dept of Anthropology
Dept of South and Southeast Asian Studies
social cultural anthropology, medical and psychiatric anthropology, critical gerontology, lesbian and gay studies, feminist and queer theory
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