Christine Wildsoet School of Optometry optometry, vision science, myopia, refractive errors, accommodation, aberrations, eye growth, ocular therapeutics, optical myopia control, pharmacological myopia control, ocular tissue engineering, ocular stem cells, basic and clinical research with social implications
Martha Wilfahrt Dept of Political Science African politics, political economy of development, redistributive politics
Michelle Wilkerson School of Education K-12 math and science education, science education, mathematics education, computing education, design-based research, computers in K-12 education, data literacy, data science education
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
Caroline Williams Dept of Integrative Biology evolution, physiology, ecophysiology, metabolism, insect, winter, adaptation, thermal biology
Evan R. Williams Dept of Chemistry spectroscopy, molecular structure and dynamics, analytical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, structure and reactivity of biomolecules and biomolecule/water interactions, mass spectrometry, separations, protein conformation, protein and DNA sequencing
Clancy Wilmott Dept of Geography critical cartography, media geographies, critical GIS and data studies, cultural memory and landscape, politics of representation - textualization - and visuality, digitalities
David C. Wilson Goldman School of Public Policy political psychology, politics, race and public policy, race, racial justice
Mark Wilson School of Education measurement, psychometrics, assessment, development of assessment resources, assessment systems
Mariusz Wodzicki Dept of Mathematics algebra, Homological Algebra, analysis, mathematics, Non-commutative and algebraic geometry, K-theory, ballet studies, history of ballet
Ashley Wolf School of Public Health Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology gut microbiota, metabolism, genomics, host-microbe interactions
Nathaniel Wolfson Dept of Spanish and Portuguese Brazilian literature and culture, Latin American literature and culture, Latin American Art History, media studies, critical theory, environmental humanities, Modern and Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures, visual studies
Hertha D. Sweet Wong Dept of English American literature, native American literature, autobiography, ethnic American literature
Winnie Wong Dept of Rhetoric labor and creativity, Modern Art, contemporary art, contemporary art and law, China studies
Frank C. Worrell School of Education development, education, cognition, academic talent development, adolescence, African American, at-risk youth, English-speaking Caribbean, ethnic identity, gifted, psychosocial development, racial identity, school psychology, teacher effectiveness, Trinidad and Tobago, time perspective
Brian Wright Dept of Agricultural & Resource Economics innovation, economics, catastrophe insurance, intellectual property, agricultural policy, patents, commodity markets, storage, speculation
John Wright Division of Computer Science (EECS) quantum state learning, quantum complexity theory, property testing, approximation algorithms
Junqiao Wu Dept of Materials Science and Engineering semiconductors, nanotechnology, energy materials, condensed matter physics and materials science
Ming Wu Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) silicon photonics, MEMS, photonic integrated circuits, data center networks, 3D sensing, solid state LiDAR, optofluidics
Jonathan Wurtele Dept of Physics physics, stability, plasma theory, advanced accelerator concepts, intense laser-plasma interaction, the basic equilibrium, radiation properties of intense charged particle beams, simulation and the development of proof-of-principle experiments
Lisa Wymore Dept of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies dance, Choreography, Multi-Media Performance, Dance Theater