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Rui Wang Rui Wang
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
theoretical polymer, soft materials, electrostatic double layer
headshot of Bingqing Cheng Bingqing Cheng
Dept of Chemistry
theoretical chemistry, physical chemistry, polymers and nanoscience
Brooks Abel Brooks Abel
Dept of Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry, organic chemistry, stereoselective catalysis, polymer recycling
Phillip Messersmith Phillip Messersmith
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
adhesion, polymers, regenerative medicine, sustainable polymers, biomimetics, medical devices
Sanjay Govindjee Sanjay Govindjee
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
finite element analysis, Theoretical and computational solid mechanics, constitutive theory, micromechanics, polymer mechanics, elastomer modeling, battery modeling, thermomechanics, continuum mechanics, failure analysis
Lisa Pruitt Lisa A. Pruitt
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
tissue biomechanics, biomaterial science, fatigue and fracture micromechanisms, orthopedic polymers for total joint replacement, synthetic cartilage
Nitash Balsara in his lab Nitash P. Balsara
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
electrochemical energy conversion, polymer properties, small angle scattering, nanoscale and microscale sciences
Bryan D. McCloskey Bryan D. McCloskey
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
electrochemical energy storage, electrocatalysis, molecular and ionic transport through polymers
Professor Ahmad Omar sitting in front of a glass whiteboard marked with equations related to his research. Ahmad Omar
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
statistical mechanics, active matter, biophysics, physical chemistry, polymer science, directed self-assembly
Ting Xu in lab looking at samples Ting Xu
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
polymer, nanocomposite, biomaterial, membrane, directed self-assembly, drug delivery, protein therapeutics, block copolymers, nanoparticles
Jay D. Keasling Jay D. Keasling
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, metabolic engineering of microorganisms, environmentally friendly synthesis, biodegradable and recyclable polymers, production of biofuels and bioproducts, natural products
Don Tilley in his office T. Don Tilley
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic, organometallic, polymer and materials chemistry, transition metal compounds, catalysis, new chemical transformations, advanced solid state materials, renewable energy, solar fuels
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
David Limmer David Limmer
Dept of Chemistry
theoretical chemistry
Frederic Theunissen Frederic Theunissen
Dept of Integrative Biology
Dept of Neuroscience
behavior, cognition, brain, psychology, birdsong, vocal learning, audition, neurophysiology, speech perception, computational neuroscience, theoretical neuroscience
Will Fithian Will Fithian
Dept of Statistics
Theoretical and Applied Statistics
Clayton J. Radke Clayton J. Radke
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
chemical engineering, surface & colloid science technology, protein/polymer/surfactant adsorption from solution, two-phase enzymatic catalysis, interfacial surfactant transport, electrokinetics, pore-level fluid mechanics, contact-lens & eye mechanics
headshot of Yasunori Nomura in outside setting Yasunori Nomura
Dept of Physics
quantum gravity, cosmology, Theoretical Particle Physics, quantum information
Sanjam Garg Sanjam Garg
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
cryptography, cybersecurity, theoretical computer science
Eugene Chiang Eugene Chiang
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
planetary science, theoretical astrophysics, dynamics, planet formation, circumstellar disks
Nikhil Srivastava Nikhil Srivastava
Dept of Mathematics
theoretical computer science, random matrices, geometry of polynomials
Nika Haghtalab Nika Haghtalab
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
artificial intelligence, machine learning, theoretical computer science, game theory and mechanism design
John Harte John Harte
Dept of Energy & Resources Group
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
global change, ecology, sustainability, energy policy, theoretical ecology, biodiversityl
Venkatesan Guruswami Venkatesan Guruswami
Dept of Mathematics
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
theoretical computer science, coding theory, approximate optimization, randomness in computation, computational complexity
Martin P. Head-Gordon Martin P. Head-Gordon
Dept of Chemistry
theoretical chemistry, electronic structure calculations, development of novel theories and algorithms, quantum mechanics
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