Joni Wallis Dept of Neuroscience prefrontal cortex, neurophysiology, executive control, decision making
Scott Shenker Division of Computer Science (EECS) computer science, internet architecture, software-defined networking, network function virtualization, game theoretic approaches to resource allocation, large-scale distributed systems, edge computing
Daniel McKinsey Dept of Physics dark matter, noble gases, cryogenics, high voltages, particle physics, astrophysics, low temperature physics, detector physics, neutrinos
Matthew B. Francis Dept of Chemistry materials chemistry, drug delivery, organic chemistry, Protein modification, artificial photosynthesis, water purification
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
Kathleen Ryan Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology bacterial envelope properties, biogenesis, stress responses
James Olzmann Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology lipid droplet, lipotoxicity, ferroptosis, ubiquitin, proteasome, ER protein quality control, metabolism, cancer, drug resistance, metabolic disease
Raymond Jeanloz Dept of Astronomy Dept of Earth and Planetary Science planetary geophysics, high-pressure physics, national and international security, science-based policy
Eric A. Stanley Dept of Gender and Women's Studies critical prison studies, queer/trans social movements, anti-colonial feminism, gentrification, California housing market, critical theory
Kameshwar Poolla Dept of Mechanical Engineering Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) modeling, control, estimation, smart grids, renewable energy, electricity markets, transportation networks, integrated circuit design and manufacturing
Mimi R. Koehl Dept of Integrative Biology biomechanics, insects, invertebrate functional morphology, fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, marine animals, filtration, gliding vertebrates
Yu-Ling Chang School of Social Welfare poverty and inequality, Social Safety Net Programs, Unemployment and Labor Studies, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship, research practice partnership, social justice research
K. Birgitta Whaley Dept of Chemistry quantum information and quantum computation, control and simulation of complex quantum systems, quantum effects in biological systems, quantum physics, quantum mechanics
Franco Zunino Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering cement chemistry, advanced characterization methods for cementitious materials, low-carbon concrete, supplementary cementitious materials, calcined clay technology, LCA of cement-based materials
Evan Variano Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering fluid mechanics, turbulence, wetlands, imaging, plankton, sediment transport
Boubacar Kante Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) optoelectronics, quantum optics, optimization, Antennas, Biophysics and Sensing
Omar M. Yaghi Dept of Chemistry Reticular Chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, Carbon Capture, gas storage systems, water harvesting from desert air
Anders Näär Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology gene expression, microRNAs, Mammalian Cell Metabolism, Metabolic Diseases, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, NAFLD/NASH, cancer therapies