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Phyllis Whittlesey standing in foreground of rocket launch pad Phyllis Whittlesey
Academic Research Unit
solar wind, plasma turbulance, Parker Solar Probe, space instrumentation, heliophysics
headshot of Thomas Immel Thomas Immel
Academic Research Unit
ionosphere–atmosphere coupling, ultraviolet imaging, ICON mission, space weather, remote sensing
Stuart D. Bale Stuart Bale
Dept of Physics
experimental space physics, plasma astrophysics, solar physics, low frequency radio astronomy
Prof. Jessica Lu and the Keck Observatory Laser-Guided Adaptive Optics System. Jessica Lu
Dept of Astronomy
black holes, star and cluster formation, galactic centers, adaptive optics, astronomy, instrumentation, infrared instrumentation, astrometry
Alice M. Agogino Alice M. Agogino
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
intelligent learning systems, information retrieval and data mining, multiobjective and strategic product design, nonlinear optimization, probabilistic modeling, intelligent control and manufacturing, sensor validation and fusion and diagnostics, wireless sensor networks, multimedia and computer-aided design, design databases, design theory and methods, MEMS Synthesis and CAD, artificial intelligence and decision and expert systems, gender equity
headshot of John Tomsick John Tomsick
Academic Research Unit
black holes, Neutron Stars, X-ray astronomy, NuSTAR, accretion, COSI
Image of Courtney Dressing (Photo by Ben Ailes) Courtney Dressing
Dept of Astronomy
exoplanets, stars, habitability, astrobiology
headshot of Michael Bottom with wood panel background Michael Bottom
Dept of Astronomy
exoplanet imaging, adaptive optics, experimental astrophysics
Renee in dean's office Renee Y. Chow
Dept of Architecture
urban design, architectural design
Headshot of Shimon Kolkowitz Shimon Kolkowitz
Dept of Physics
precision measurements, nanoscale sensing, precision metrology, timekeeping, tests of relativity, quantum sensing, quantum
Sai Balakrishnan Sai Balakrishnan
Dept of City & Regional Planning
spatial forms of urbanization, land-use changes
Andrew Atwood Andrew Atwood
Dept of Architecture
architecture, architecture pedagogy, techniques of representation
headshot of Reinhard Genzel 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
Xavier Darzacq Xavier Darzacq
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
transcription regulation during cellular differentiation, gene expression control mechanism, biophysical rules of nuclear organization
Sharad Chari Sharad Chari
Dept of Geography
geography as history of the present and as earthly/oceanic writing, social theory, political economy, development, agrarian studies, labor, racial/sexual capitalism, Black radical tradition, biopolitical struggle, oceanic studies, photography, South Asia, South Africa, Indian Ocean
headshot of Diego Pirillo smiling in outdoor setting Diego Pirillo
Dept of Italian Studies
Renaissance Europe, early modern Europe, the enlightenment, refugee history, Atlantic History, History of Books and Reading, colonialism, history of science and technology, Gramsci, Marxism, historiography
Robert O. Ritchie Robert Ritchie
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
structural materials, mechanical behavior in biomaterials, creep, fatigue and fracture of advanced metals, intermetallics, ceramics
Ken Ueno at EMPAC with feedback bowl Ken Ueno
Dept of Music
music composition, decolonizing music, noise, sound installations, music of Japan, extended vocal techniques, overtone singing, musical culture of Japan, experimental improvisation
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