Dan Stamper-Kurn Dept of Physics atomic physics, the use of ultra-cold neutral atoms, studies of microscopic and macroscopic quantum phenomena, cavity quantum electrodynamics, Bose-Einstein condensation, precision and quantum measurement
Stephen Brohawn Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Dept of Neuroscience neurobiology, Structural Biology, biophysics
Gregory W. Aponte Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology health and nutrition, nutritional sciences, signaling between the gut and the brain, neuropeptides, G-protein coupled receptors
Filip C. Filippou Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering nonlinear analysis of structures, finite element analysis, seismic response simulation, seismic evaluation of structures by computer analysis
Joel Fajans Dept of Physics astrophysics, plasma processing, physics, basic plasma physics, non-neutral plasmas, basic plasma physics experiments, pure electron plasma traps, cyrogenic plasmas, plasma bifurcations, basic non-linear dynamics, autoresonance
Jennifer A. Doudna Dept of Chemistry Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology RNA machines, hepatitis C virus, RNA interference, ribosomes, x-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Alanna Schepartz Dept of Chemistry Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology chemical biology, synthetic biology, organic chemistry, biophysics
Dana R. Carney Haas School of Business nonverbal behavior, prejudice and discrimination, power and status, social perception, automaticity, social behavior and market outcomes
Kranthi K. Mandadapu Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering statistical mechanics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, biological membranes, active matter, glassy dynamics
Alexei Efros Division of Computer Science (EECS) computer vision, computer graphics, computational photography, machine learning, artificial intelligence
Vladimir Stojanovic Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) integrated circuits, silicon photonics, high-speed links, mixed-signal circuits, VLSI, emerging device technologies
Matt F. Traxler Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology bacterial interspecies interactions, specialized metabolism
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
Vinod K. Aggarwal Dept of Political Science political science, negotiations, trade policy, international organizations, international debt rescheduling
Alistair Sinclair Dept of Statistics Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) algorithms, applied probability, statistics, random walks, Markov chains, computational applications of randomness, Markov chain Monte Carlo, statistical physics, combinatorial optimization
Lance Kriegsfeld Dept of Integrative Biology Dept of Psychology Dept of Neuroscience Neuroendocrinology, NeuroendocrinologyCircadian Biology, cognition, mental health, Neuroimmunology, animal behavior
Richard Allen Dept of Earth and Planetary Science Seismology, earthquakes, earthquake hazard mitigation, deep earth structure & dynamics, tomography, natural hazards
Mark Tanouye Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology genetics, neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, mechanisms of nervous system structure and function, drosophila mutants
Cindy Cox Dept of Music composition, music analysis and theory, post-tonal music, piano, music and live electronics, text-setting
Robert Birgeneau Dept of Physics Goldman School of Public Policy physics, phase transition behavior of novel states of matter
Sanjay Kumar Dept of Bioengineering Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering biomaterials, molecular and cellular bioengineering, stem cells, cancer biology, translational medicine
Jeroen Dewulf Dept of German folklore, Dutch studies, transatlantic slavery, German literature, Portuguese Studies, post-colonial studies, hybridity