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Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
statistical mechanics, active matter, biophysics, physical chemistry, polymer science, directed self-assembly
Franziska Weber Franziska Weber
Dept of Mathematics
applied mathematics, mathematical analysis, numerical analysis, nonlinear partial differential equations
John F. Hartwig John F. Hartwig
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis, organic chemistry
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
Mina Aganagic Mina Aganagic
Dept of Mathematics
Dept of Physics
string theory, mathematical physics
Headshot of Geoff Penington Geoff Penington
Dept of Physics
Ali Javey sitting in lab with equipment in background Ali Javey
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
nanotechnology, low power electronics, flexible electronics and sensors, nanofabrication, energy harvesting and conversion, programmable matter
john powell at lectern john powell
Dept of African American Studies
Dept of Ethnic Studies
School of Law
Civil rights and civil liberties, structural racialization, racial justice and regionalism, concentrated poverty and urban sprawl, opportunity based housing, voting rights, affirmative action in the United States, South Africa and Brazil, racial and ethnic identity, spirituality and social justice, needs of citizens in a democratic society
Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz
Dept of Sociology
race and ethnicity, sociology of knowledge and culture, Latinx politics and identify, political sociology, Du Boisian sociology, ethnographic methods, qualitative methods, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship, community-based research partnerships, social justice research
Nicole King Nicole King
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
choanoflagellates, multicellularity, evolution of animals, host-microbe interactions, bacterial cues
Ashok Ajoy Ashok Ajoy
Dept of Chemistry
physical chemistry, nanoscale NMR spectroscopy
Marvin L. Cohen Marvin L. Cohen
Dept of Physics
nanoscience, semiconductors, nanotechnology, physics, condensed matter physics, new properties of condensed matter systems, superconductivity, applications of BCS theory, superluminal velocities
Laura Enriquez in classroom setting Laura J Enriquez
Dept of Sociology
development in Latin America, Latin American emigration to Europe, rural sociology, political sociology, social movements
Michael Lindsey Michael J. Lindsey
Dept of Mathematics
applied mathematics, mathematical analysis, probability, numerical analysis, optimization, Monte Carlo methods
Eric Falci Eric Falci
Dept of English
20th century Irish and British literature, contemporary Irish and British poetry, poetry and poetics
Kathleen Ryan Kathleen Ryan
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
bacterial envelope properties, biogenesis, stress responses
SHAOFAN LI Shaofan Li
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in engineering and sciences, structural mechanics, computational mechanics, computational materials, computational mechanics and computational physics, finite element methods and meshfree particle methods, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, atomistic simulation and multiscale simulations, nonlinear continuum mechanics, soft matter mechanics, wave propagations, modeling and simulation of fracture, dislocations, modeling and simulation of material failures, nano-mechanics, bio-mechanics and bio-physics, cellular mechanics, micromechanics & composite materials, mechanics and physics of amorphous materials
Eran Rabani Eran Rabani
Dept of Chemistry
Theory of nanomaterials
Christian H. Borgs Christian Borgs
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
theoretical computer science, probability theory, combinatorics, complex networks, statistical physics, artificial intelligence, applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in engineering and sciences
Kenneth Raymond Kenneth N. Raymond
Dept of Chemistry
chemistry, bacteria, bioinorganic chemistry, biophysical chemistry, coordination, design of specific chelating agents for metal ions, human iron storage and transport proteins, low-molecular weight chelating agents, metals in medicine, metal-ligands
headshot of Andrew Marks Andrew Marks
Dept of Mathematics
mathematical logic
Jonas Meckling Jonas Meckling
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
climate policy, energy policy, business and environment, political economy
Gerbrand Ceder Gerbrand Ceder
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
energy storage, computational modeling, machine learning, autonomous laboratories
Nicholas Swanson-Hysell Nicholas Swanson-Hysell
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
geology, stratigraphy, paleomagnetism, paleogeography, paleoclimate
Headshot of Anastasios Melis Anastasios Melis
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
photosynthesis, Metabolic Engineering, synthetic biology, bioproduction R&D
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