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F. Dean Toste Dean Toste
Dept of Chemistry
organometallic chemistry, organic, development of new synthetic methods, enantioselective catalysts, strategies for the synthesis of natural products, synthesis of complex molecules, formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds, olefins, Supramolecular Chemistry, redox flow batteries, medicinal chemistry, bioconjugation, homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, biomass, fluorination
headshot of Michael Frenklach Michael Frenklach
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
chemical kinetics, computer modeling, uncertainty quantification, combustion chemistry, pollutant formation (carbon black, soot), chemical vapor deposition of diamond films, homogeneous nucleation of silicon, diamond and graphene, diamond powders; interstellar dust formation
James K. B. Bishop James K. B. Bishop
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
ocean carbon cycle dynamics, remote sensing, aquatic chemistry, marine biogeochemistry, land - ocean biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, ocean sensors and autonomous observing systems, Carbon Explorer, Carbon Flux Explorer
Inez Fung Inez Fung
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
climate change, carbon cycle, terrestrial biosphere
Jill Banfield working at the East River watershed field site in Colorado Jill Banfield
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
genomics, geomicrobiology, biogeochemistry, carbon cycling, minerology
image of ramon weber Ramon Weber
Dept of Architecture
computational design, sustainability, structural modeling, generative design, embodied carbon
Bethanie Edwards Bethanie Edwards
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
oceanography, chemical oceanography, environmental microbiology, molecular tools for microbial ecology, mass spectrometry, lipidomics, lipid metabolism, marine biogeochemistry, microbial carbon cycling, ocean carbon cycle dynamics
Eugene Chiang Eugene Chiang
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
planetary science, theoretical astrophysics, dynamics, planet formation, circumstellar disks
Niyogi checking plants in the Oxford Tract greenhouse. Photo credit: Mathew Burciaga. Krishna K. Niyogi
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
genetics, plant and microbial biology, algae, photosynthesis, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, carbon sequestration
Celeste Kidd Celeste Kidd
Dept of Psychology
attention, curiosity, learning, computational modeling, cognitive development, machine learning, belief formation
Chung-Pei Ma Chung-Pei Ma
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, black hole, dark matter, cosmology, formation and evolution of galaxies, cosmic microwave background radiation
Todd Dawson Todd Dawson
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
Dept of Integrative Biology
physiological plant ecology, evolutionary plant ecology, ecosystem processes, adaptations of plants, carbon, water, nitrogen
Canandgown James W. Rector
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
geoarchaeology, geophysics, acoustics, Seismology, machine learning, energy, carbon capture and storage, oil and gas
Martin White Martin White
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
cosmology, formation of structure in the universe, dark energy, expansion of the universe, cosmic microwave background, quasars, redshift surveys
headshot of Franco Zunino Franco Zunino
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
cement chemistry, advanced characterization methods for cementitious materials, low-carbon concrete, supplementary cementitious materials, calcined clay technology, LCA of cement-based materials
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
Maximilian Auffhammer Maximilian Auffhammer
Dept of Agricultural & Resource Economics
climate change, social cost of carbon, econometrics, air pollution, environmental economics, energy economics, species conservation
headshot of Micah Khater Micah Khater
Dept of African American Studies
African American history, Black feminist theory, carceral studies, disability studies, racial formation in Arabic-speaking communities
Omar Yaghi in lab Omar M. Yaghi
Dept of Chemistry
Reticular Chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, Carbon Capture, gas storage systems, water harvesting from desert air
John Coates in lab with equipment in background John D. Coates
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
Precision fermentation, Bioprocess scale-up, environmental microbiology, Industrial bioprocesses, sustainability, carbon sequestration, Bioremediation, alternative energy production, biogeochemistry
Lok Siu Lok Siu
Dept of Ethnic Studies
diaspora, transnational migration, un/belonging and citizenship, racial/ethnic/gender formation, food, ethnography, Chinese diaspora, hemispheric Asian American studies
Professor Silver sampling soils Whendee Silver
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
climate change, global change, greenhouse gases, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, grasslands, tropical forests, carbon sequestration, environmental sensing
John Battles pointing out changes in forest composition during a field trip at Blodgett Forest Research Station. John J. Battles
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
forest ecology, sustainability, ecosystem dynamics, disturbance ecology, tree demography, carbon ecology and storage, Sierra Nevada, northern forest
Dennis Baldocchi Dennis Baldocchi
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
biometeorology, climate change and ecosystems, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, agricultural meteorology, ecosystem ecology, carbon cycle, evaporation, ecohydrology, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research/scholarship
N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez Norma Cecilia Martinez-Gomez
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
microbial physiology, one-carbon metabolism, microbial molecular biology, bacteria, enzymes, enzyme activity, enzymology, enzyme kinetics, protein biochemistry, protein characterization
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