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David Steigmann David J. Steigmann
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
finite elasticity, mechanics, continuum, shell theory, variational methods, stability, surface stress, capillary phenomena, mechanics of thin films
Nicholas Sitar Nicholas Sitar
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
geotechnical earthquake engineering, wireless sensors, seismic slope stability, seismic earth pressure, rock erosion, groundwater remediation, numerical modeling of solid-fluid interaction, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering
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
Mel Y Chen headshot Mel Y Chen
Dept of Gender and Women's Studies
queer and feminist theory, disability theory, critical animal studies, materiality studies, cultural politics of race and sexuality and ability and immigration, critical linguistics, paradigms of inter and transdisciplinarity
headshot of Meng Lin Meng C. Lin
School of Optometry
contact lenses, vision, clinical trials (phase I - Phase IV), clinical trial designs, tear film, biomedical devices, ocular surface
man with light colored hair smiling at camera in outdoor setting; Douglas Koshland Douglas Koshland
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
higher order chromosome structure, genome integrity, sister chromatid cohesion, chromosome condensation, desiccation tolerance, microbial genetics
David Whitney David Whitney
Dept of Psychology
cognitive neuroscience, cognition, attention, visual perception, vision, visually guided action, human factors
Alexis Kaminski in outdoor setting Alexis Kaminski
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
fluid dynamics, stratified flows, upper-ocean dynamics, physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics, mixing, internal waves, shear instabilities
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
S. Shankar Sastry S. Shankar Sastry
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
embedded and cyberphysical systems, artificial intelligence, AR/VR, computer science, robotics, arial robots, cybersecurity, cyber defense, homeland defense, nonholonomic systems, control of hybrid systems, sensor networks, interactive visualization, robotic telesurgery, rapid prototyping
Robert Full Robert J. Full
Dept of Integrative Biology
energetics, comparative biomechanics, arthropod, adhesion, comparative physiology, locomotion, neuromechanics, biomimicry, biological inspiration, reptile, gecko, amphibian, robots, artificial muscles
John W. Morris 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
Lin He Lin He
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
comparative genomics, developmental biology, cell biology, cancer biology
Laureano Gherardi Laureano Gherardi
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
ecosystem ecology, plant ecology, belowground productivity, soil carbon
Gary Karpen Gary Karpen
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
gene expression, cell biology, chromosome structure and function, drosophila melanogaster, centromere identity and function, biophysics, condensed phases
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