Lindy Elkins‑Tanton Dept of Earth and Planetary Science planetary formation, magma oceans, planetary differentiation
Phyllis Whittlesey Academic Research Unit solar wind, plasma turbulance, Parker Solar Probe, space instrumentation, heliophysics
Eugene Chiang Dept of Astronomy Dept of Earth and Planetary Science planetary science, theoretical astrophysics, dynamics, planet formation, circumstellar disks
Ahmet Yildiz Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology Dept of Physics single molecule biophysics, molecular motors, intracellular transport, microtubules
Reinhard Genzel Dept of Physics physics, existence and formation of black holes in galactic nuclei, nature of the power source, the evolution of (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies, gas dynamics, fueling of active galactic nuclei, properties evolution of starburst galaxies
Raymond Jeanloz Dept of Astronomy Dept of Earth and Planetary Science planetary geophysics, high-pressure physics, national and international security, science-based policy
Burkhard Militzer Dept of Earth and Planetary Science density functional methods, equation of state calculations, planetary interiors, materials at high pressure, theoretical mineral physics, path integration Monte Carlo, planet formation, quantum Monte Carlo method
Bruce Buffett Dept of Earth and Planetary Science mantle convection, plate techtonics, planetary dynamos