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
Alex Filippenko Dept of Astronomy supernovae, active galaxies, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, expansion of the universe
Daniel Stark Dept of Astronomy high redshift galaxies, spectroscopy, reionization, low mass and low metallicity galaxies, massive star populations in early galaxies
Polly Arnold Dept of Chemistry synthetic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, actinide, rare earth catalysis