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Research Expertise and Interest

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Junqiao Wu holding a wafer with his reflection

Junqiao Wu

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

semiconductors, nanotechnology, energy materials, condensed matter physics and materials science

Michel Maharbiz

Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)

neural interfaces, bioMEMS, microsystems, MEMS, microsystems for the life sciences

Yan Long

Dept of Sociology

globalization, social movements, authoritarian politics, international development, organizations, public health, technology

Anca Dragan in outside setting

Anca Dragan

Division of Computer Science (EECS)

robotics, human-robot interaction, human-compatible artificial intelligence

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

Yang Dan

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

Dept of Neuroscience

neuronal circuits, mammalian visual system, electrophysiological, imaging, prefrontal cortex, sleep

Daniel McFadden

Daniel McFadden

Dept of Economics

latent variable models, choice modeling, econometric modeling, sampling theory, production theory, consumer theory

Kyriakos Komvopoulos

Kyriakos Komvopoulos

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

contact mechanics, fracture and fatigue of engineering materials, finite element modeling of surface contact and machining, thin-film processing and characterization, adhesion and fatigue of MEMS devices, plasma-assisted surface functionalization of biomaterials, surface patterning for cell adhesion and growth control, mechanics & tribology of magnetic recording devices, microfibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering, tribology and mechanics of artificial joints, mechanical metamaterials

Dept of Economics

Haas School of Business

anti-trust economics, economics of networks and interconnection, design and use of patents, industrial organization economics

Dept of Ethnic Studies

Dept of Geography

Latin America, human rights, peasantry, migrations, social movements, political conflict, Mayan communities in Guatemala, issues of memory, grief

Assistant Professor Bronwyn Lucas stands with arms crossed next to a Zeiss Crossbeam cryo-FIBSEM.

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

biochemistry, biophysics, Structural Biology

Fred Wilt

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

molecular embryology, cell biology, regulation of gene expression, sea urchin embryos, blastomeres, endoskeletal spicule of the larva, glycoproteins, immunoelectron microscopy, fluorescent labeling

Kirk Bansak

Dept of Political Science

causal inference, experimental design and analysis, algorithmic decision-making, refugee resettlement and asylum politics, public opinion, survey methodology

Marion Fourcade

Dept of Sociology

culture, social theory, political sociology, economic sociology, comparative methods, knowledge and science

Dept of Political Science

comparative politics, Russian politics, democracy, religion and politics, legislative process

Michaela Mattes

Dept of Political Science

International Conflict and Cooperation, Conflict Management, Domestic Politics and International Relations

Keith Johnson at lectern

Dept of Linguistics

phonetics

Chris Martin with water in background

Christopher Martin

Dept of Integrative Biology

evolutionary biology, speciation, genomics, adaptation, craniofacial development

Dept of Psychology

developmental psychology, comparative psychology, cross-cultural psychology

Dept of Economics

Dept of Political Science

Institutions and development, culture and economics, political institutions and economic outcomes, European Parliament and European institutions, reforms in China/North Korea/Eastern Europe

Haas School of Business

social networks, entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy

Molly Van Houweling

Molly Van Houweling

intellectual property, technology policy

Jennifer Anne LaFleur

School of Journalism

Data journalism, investigative journalism, disability, inequality, criminal justice

Jennifer Bergner

Jennifer Bergner

Dept of Chemistry

protoplanetary disks, astrochemistry