Bruce Buffett Dept of Earth and Planetary Science mantle convection, plate techtonics, planetary dynamos
Nitash P. Balsara Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering electrochemical energy conversion, polymer properties, small angle scattering, nanoscale and microscale sciences
Philip Marcus Dept of Mechanical Engineering algorithms, fluid mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, atmospheric flows, convection, ocean flows, numerical analysis, wind energy, Bayesian optimization, neural networks, turbulence, planet formation, internal gravity waves, inertial waves, desalination, protoplanetary disks
Harry Levine Dept of Physics quantum computing, quantum error correction, many-body physics, quantum sensing
Ali Javey Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) nanotechnology, low power electronics, flexible electronics and sensors, nanofabrication, energy harvesting and conversion, programmable matter
Edward Tyerman Dept of Slavic Languages and Literatures cultural connections and exchanges between Russia and China, early Soviet culture, socialist internationalism, post-socialism, politics and aesthetics
Burkhard Militzer Dept of Earth and Planetary Science density functional methods, equation of state calculations, planetary interiors, materials at high pressure, theoretical mineral physics, path integration Monte Carlo, planet formation, quantum Monte Carlo method
Jeffrey Neaton Dept of Physics condensed matter theory, materials physics, nanoscience, physical chemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, Transport, Hard-Soft Interfaces, Complex Oxides, renewable energy, energy conversion
Michael J. Lindsey Dept of Mathematics applied mathematics, mathematical analysis, probability, numerical analysis, optimization, Monte Carlo methods
Van P. Carey Dept of Mechanical Engineering mechanical engineering, use of machine learning to develop high performance energy conversion and thermal management technologies, micro-to-nanoscale modeling of the thermophysics of multiphase systems, waste plastic transport in environmental watersheds, waste plastic recycling
William A. Lester, Jr. Dept of Chemistry theoretical and physical chemistry, advances in basic theory, computational methods, study of molecular electronic structure, quantum Monte Carlo method, Born-Oppenheimer approximation
Alistair Sinclair Dept of Statistics Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS) algorithms, applied probability, statistics, random walks, Markov chains, computational applications of randomness, Markov chain Monte Carlo, statistical physics, combinatorial optimization
Raymond Jeanloz Dept of Astronomy Dept of Earth and Planetary Science planetary geophysics, high-pressure physics, national and international security, science-based policy
Víctor Ortega Jiménez Dept of Integrative Biology electrical and capillary forces on small animals, evolutionary biology, bio-inspired robotics
William Boos Dept of Earth and Planetary Science atmospheric science, climate dynamics, monsoons, Earth's hydrological cycle
Edgar Knobloch Dept of Physics physics, astrophysics, geophysics, nonlinear dynamics of dissipative systems, bifurcation theory, low-dimensional behavior of continuous systems, theory of nonlinear waves, pattern formation in fluid systems, geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics, turbulence
Hans-Rudolf Wenk Dept of Earth and Planetary Science crystallography, earth & planetary science, structural geology & rock deformation, seismic anisotropy
Barbara Romanowicz Dept of Earth and Planetary Science earth & planetary science, deep earth structure & dynamics, earthquake processes & scaling laws, real time estimation of earthquake parameters, development of modern broadband seismic and geophysical observatories, planetary seismology
Ashok Gadgil Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering drinking water, fuel-efficient stoves, indoor air quality, energy efficiency, developing countries, buildings energy efficiency
Karen Feldman Dept of German critical theory, aesthetics, literary theory, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Arendt, Benjamin, 18th-20th century German thought, Hegel, Adorno
Roy L. Caldwell Dept of Integrative Biology ecology, evolution, Invertebrates, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, marine biology, stomatopods, crustaceans, cephalopods, octopus, mating systems, communication, sensory ecology, aggressive behavior, coral reef restoration
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
Diliana Angelova Dept of History Dept of History of Art late antique art, Byzantine art, gender, representations of Roman imperial power, the emperor Constantine, the Virgin Mary, Roman art and visual culture, ancient Mediterranean cities, textiles, ivories, mythology in Byzantine art, romantic love in antiquity and the middle ages