Benjamin Recht Division of Computer Science (EECS) machine learning, data science, artificial intelligence
Petr Horava Dept of Physics cosmology, physics, quantum geometry, particle physics, string (and M-) theory, quantum gravity
Xiaohua Gong School of Optometry optometry, vision science, eye development and diseases, lens development
Niek Veldhuis Dept of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures digital humanities, intellectual history, Sumerian, cuneiform, Mesopotamia
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
Russell Robinson School of Law anti discrimination law, race and sexuality, law and psychology, constitutional law, media and entertainment law
Inez Fung Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management climate change, carbon cycle, terrestrial biosphere
Daena Funahashi Dept of Anthropology Political anthropology, democratic theory, critical theory, Crisis of Legitimacy, stress, Burnout, death, the uncanny, economy of excess, scientific authority, Nordic Welfare, Southeast Asia
Geeta Anand School of Journalism journalism, health care, equity, social justice, politics, ethics, media, disinformation, India, international affairs
Austin John Roorda School of Optometry adaptive optics, eye, vision, ophthalmoscopy, scanning laser ophthalmoscope, ophthalmology
Peter S. Menell School of Law intellectual property, property law, environmental law & policy, entertainment law, law and economics, federal courts
Peter Hosemann Dept of Nuclear Engineering microscopy, nanomaterials, Nuclear materials, material science, radiation damage, corrosion in liquid metals, materials development, materials under extremes, nuclear applications, ion beam microscopy, nanoscale mechanical testing
James Nuñez Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology genetics, epigenetics, CRISPR-based genome and epigenome editing
Omar M. Yaghi Dept of Chemistry Reticular Chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, Carbon Capture, gas storage systems, water harvesting from desert air
Pieter Abbeel Division of Computer Science (EECS) robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, Deep Learning
Laurie Wilkie Dept of Anthropology anthropology, historical archaeology, oral history, material culture and ethnic identity, family and gender relations, North America, Northern California, Caribbean, Bahamas, African consumerism, creolization, multi-ethnic community
Martín Sánchez-Jankowski Dept of Sociology crime, sociology of poverty, sociology of violence, race and ethnic relations
Mark Blum Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultures Buddhism, Japan, culture and society, modernization