Lee Fleming Dept of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research commercializing breakthroughs, invention, innovation, patents, big data, ethics and technology, leadership
Marvin L. Cohen Dept of Physics nanoscience, semiconductors, nanotechnology, physics, condensed matter physics, new properties of condensed matter systems, superconductivity, applications of BCS theory, superluminal velocities
Patrick Hsu Dept of Bioengineering generative biology, language models, virtual cell models, genome mining and editing, synthetic biology, AI agents for science
Hany Farid Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) School of Information digital forensics, forensic science, misinformation, human perception
Liwei Lin Dept of Mechanical Engineering nanotechnology, MEMS (microelectromechanical systems), NEMS (nanoelectromechanical systems), design and manufacturing of microsensors, microactuators, development of micromachining processes, silicon surface/bulk micromachining, micromolding process
Anders Näär Dept of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology gene expression, microRNAs, mammalian cell metabolism, Metabolic Diseases, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, NAFLD/NASH, cancer therapies
Polly Arnold Dept of Chemistry synthetic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, actinide, rare earth catalysis
Per-Olof Persson Dept of Mathematics numerical methods, numerical linear algebra, computational fluid and solid mechanics, mesh generation, machine learning
Omar M. Yaghi Dept of Chemistry Reticular Chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, Carbon Capture, gas storage systems, water harvesting from desert air
Ren Ng Division of Computer Science (EECS) imaging systems, computational photography, graphics, optics, computer vision, human vision, signal processing, artificial intelligence
Bryan D. McCloskey Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering electrochemical energy storage, electrocatalysis, molecular and ionic transport through polymers
Joseph M. Hellerstein Division of Computer Science (EECS) computer science, database systems, distributed systems
Douglas Clark Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, extremozymes, bioactive materials, bioprocess engineering, biofuels and bioenergy, biocatalysis
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
Kenichi Soga Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering infrastructure sensing, infrastructure modeling, performance-based design, underground structures, energy geotechnics, geomechanics
Nancy Wallace Haas School of Business housing price indices, real estate price dynamics, mortgage valuation models: prepayment and default, mortgage contract design, mortgage backed security trading and valuation, executive stock option valuation, energy efficient mortgage underwriting, climate risk
Edward Arens Dept of Architecture indoor environment, thermal comfort, occupant surveys, building environmental control, ventilation, wind, architectural aerodynamics
John W. Morris, Jr Dept of Materials Science and Engineering structural materials, computational materials, limits of strength, deformation mechanisms, non-destructive testing with SQUID microscopy, mechanisms of grain refinement in high strength steels, lead-free solders for microelectronics
Sagar Karandikar Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) computer architecture, hardware/software co-design, datacenters, accelerators, systems research, VLSI design
Clark Nguyen Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) electrical engineering, computer sciences, integrated circuits, sensors, micro electromechanical systems, signal processors, timing, frequency control, RF communications, micromachining technology
Dhammika Dharmapala School of Law corporate finance and securities regulation, law and economics, tax law and policy
Luisa Caldas Dept of Architecture virtual and augmented reality for building design and simulation, net zero energy and sustainable design, parametric and generative design systems for sustainable architecture, daylighting, daylighting in buildings, housing solutions for the developing world and refugee camps
Armando Fox Division of Computer Science (EECS) online education, MOOC, blended learning, parallel programming, software engineering, Web development