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Research Expertise and Interest

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Department

Austin Roorda standing with an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope.

Austin John Roorda

School of Optometry

adaptive optics, eye, vision, ophthalmoscopy, scanning laser ophthalmoscope, ophthalmology

Costas Grigoropoulos

Costas P. Grigoropoulos

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

heat transfer, laser materials processing, nano-manufacturing, energy systems and technology

Dept of Physics

physics, lasers, x-rays, plasma physics, materials, atomic physics, ultrafast science

Eli Yablonovitch

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

Jonathan Wurtele

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

Richard A. Mathies

Richard A. Mathies

Dept of Chemistry

genomics, biophysical, bioanalytical, physical chemistry, laser spectroscopy, resonance Raman, excited-state reaction dynamics photoactive proteins, rhodopsins, microfabricated chemical biochemical analysis devices, forensics, infectious disease detection

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

fluid mechanics, mechanics in computer technology, tribology in hard-disk drives, laser measurement systems, numerical simulations, static and dynamic problems in solid mechanics

Carlos Bustamante

Carlos Bustamante

Dept of Chemistry

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

Dept of Physics

nanoscience, structural characterization of nucleo-protein assemblies, single molecule fluorescence microscopy, DNA-binding molecular motors, the scanning force microscope, prokaryotes

Felix Raoul Fischer

Felix Raoul Fischer

Dept of Chemistry

Organic and Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Molecular Electronics, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Graphene Nanomaterials

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

wastewater based epidemiology, water and wastewater treatment, water reuse, detection and inactivation of pathogens in water and sludge, appropriate technologies

Gabor A. Somorjai

Gabor A. Somorjai

Dept of Chemistry

physical chemistry, catalysis, surface science, low-energy electron diffraction, solid state chemistry, macroscopic surface phenomena, adhesion, lubrication, biocompatibility, bonding, reactivity at solid surfaces, scanning tunneling

Raymond Jenaloz

Raymond Jeanloz

Dept of Astronomy

Dept of Earth and Planetary Science

planetary geophysics, high-pressure physics, national and international security, science-based policy

Simon Schleicher

Simon Schleicher

Dept of Architecture

biomimetics, structural engineering, architectural design, 3D printing, 3D scanning, digital fabrication, fabrication, composite structures, finite element analysis, parametric design, bio-inspired structures, robotics manufacturing, robotics

Fotini Chow

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

environmental fluid mechanics, wind energy applications, clouds, large-eddy simulation, turbulence modeling, atmospheric boundary layer flow, flow over complex terrain, wildfire smoke transport, methane emissions, urban dispersion modeling, urban air quality

Evan R. Williams

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

Dept of Economics

minimum wage, living wages, labor market segmentation, low wage labor markets

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

globalization, sustainability, labor and environmental policy, supply chains, consumers, information-based regulation, environmental justice, sustainability transitions, disruptive innovation

labor law

Maya Carrasquillo

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

infrastructure justice, food-energy-water systems, urban water infrastructure, equitable decision-making, environmental justice, community-engaged research/scholarship, community-based research partnerships, social justice research

Tesha Sengupta-Irving

School of Education

STEM education, learning sciences, inequality & resistance, politics of learning, case study & design-based research

Vincent H. Resh

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

ecology, water resources, pollution, monitoring, water-borne diseases

Slawomir W. Hermanowicz

Slawomir W. Hermanowicz

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

water quality management, biofilms, membrane processes, water reuse, biological processes for water quality, physical sustainability

Rui Wang

Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

theoretical polymer, soft materials, electrostatic double layer

Jack Glaser

Goldman School of Public Policy

policing, criminal justice, research methods, public policy, experimental social psychology, hate crime, political psychology, stereotyping, racial profiling, prejudice & discrimination, nonconscious social cognition