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William E. BaileyAssociate Professor of Materials Science (Henry Krumb School of Mines) and of Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsNanoscale magnetic films and heterostructures, materials issues in spin-polarized transport, materials engineering of magnetic dynamics, Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Guillaume BalAssociate Professor of Applied MathematicsApplied mathematics, wave propagation in random media and applications to time reversal, inverse problems with applications to medical imaging and earth science, Applied MathematicsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Katayun BarmakPhilips Electronics Professor of Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsProcessing and structure (crystal structure and microstructure) relationships to electrical and magnetic properties of metal films; developing transmission electron microscopy automated orientation imaging techniques that can be applied to the study of nanostructured materials; use of differential scanning calorimetry for the study solid state reactions and phase transformations in thin films.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Simon BillingeProfessor of Materials Science and Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsNanoscale structure-property relationships in functional nanomaterials studied using novel x-ray and neutron scattering techniques coupled with advanced computing; solving the nanostructure problemApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Allen H. BoozerProfessor of Applied PhysicsPlasma theory, theory of magnetic confinement for fusion energy, nonlinear dynamics, Applied Physics. Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Mark A. CaneG. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematicsclimate dynamics, physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, impacts of climate on society, El Niño forecastingApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Siu-Wai ChanProfessor of Materials Science (Henry Krumb School of Mines) and of Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsNanoparticles, electronic ceramics, grain boundaries and interfaces, oxide thin films, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics. Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
C.K. ChuProfessor Emeritusapplied mathematicsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Andrew J. ColeAssistant Professor of Applied PhysicsApplied PhysicsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Vincent DuchêneAssistant Professor of Applied MathematicsApplied mathematicsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Dirk R. EnglundAssistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied PhysicsQuantum optics in photonic nanostructures; photonic crystal optoelectronic devices and networks; quantum information and metrology; nonlinear optics; electron and nuclear spin-dynamics in solid state systems; electrical engineeringApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Irving HermanProfessor of Applied Physicsnanocrystals, optical spectroscopy of nanostructured materials, laser diagnostics of thin film processing, mechanical properties of nanomaterialsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
James S. ImProfessor of Materials Science (Henry Krumb School of Mines) and of Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsLaser-induced crystallization of thin films, phase transformations and nucleation in condensed systems, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Materials Science.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Philip KimProfessor of Applied Physics and of Physics (Arts and Sciences)experimental condensed matter physics, physical properties and applications of nanoscale low-dimensional materials; quantum thermal transport phenomena in 1-dimensional nanoscaled materials, mesoscopic thermoelectricity and thermoelectric applications of nanoscale materials, quantum transport in novel 2-dimensional materials, mesoscopic electron transport and thermodynamic processes for sensors and electric devicesApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Chris MarianettiAssistant Professorpredicting materials properties from first-principles computations; materials with energy related applications; density-functional theory; dynamical mean-field theory; transition-metal oxides; actinides, energy storage and conversion materialsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Thomas C. MarshallProfessor EmeritusAccelerator concepts, relativistic beams and radiation, free-electron lasers, Applied Physics and Applied Math.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Michael E. MauelProfessor of Applied Physicsplasma physics, waves & instabilities, fusion & equilibrium control; space physics; plasma processing, international energy policyApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Gerald A. NavratilThomas Alva Edison Professor of Applied PhysicsPlasma physics, plasma diagnostics, fusion energy science, Applied Physics. Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Ismail Cevdet NoyanProfessor of Materials Science (Henry Krumb School of Mines) and of Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsCharacterization and modeling of mechanical and micromechanical deformation; residual stress analysis and nondestructive testing; x-ray and neutron diffraction, microdiffraction analysis, materials science, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Aron PinczukProfessor of Applied Physics and of Physics (Arts and Sciences)Spectroscopy of semiconductors and insulators, quantum structures and interfaces, electrons in systems of reduced dimensions, electron quantum fluids, Applied Physics.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Lorenzo M. PolvaniProfessor of Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental Sciences (Arts and Sciences)Atmospheric and climate dynamics, geophysical fluid dynamics, numerical methods for weather and climate modeling, planetary atmospheresApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Christopher H. ScholzProfessor of Earth and Environmental Sciences (Arts and Sciences) and of Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsExperimental and theoretical rock mechanics, especially friction, fracture, hydraulic transport properties, nonlinear systems, mechanics of earthquakes and faulting, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Tiffany ShawAssistant Professor of Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental SciencesEarth and Environmental ScienceApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Adam H. SobelAssociate Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and of Environmental Sciences (Arts and Sciences)atmospheric science, geophysical fluid dynamics, tropical meteorology, climate dynamicsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Marc W. SpiegelmanAssociate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences (Arts and Sciences) and of Applied Physics and Applied MathematicsCoupled fluid/solid mechanics, reactive fluid flow, solid earth & magma dynamics, scientific computation/modeling, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Latha VenkataramanAssistant Professor of Applied PhysicsSingle molecule transport, single molecule force spectroscopy, electron transport in nanowires, scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, Applied Physics.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Francesco A. VolpeAssistant Professor of Applied Physicsapplied physicsApplied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Michael I. WeinsteinProfessor of Applied MathematicsApplied mathematics, partial differential equations, dynamical systems, waves in nonlinear, inhomogeneous & random media; multi-scale phenomena, applications to nonlinear optics, quantum systems and fluid dynamics, Applied Mathematics.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Chris H. WigginsAssociate Professor of Applied MathematicsApplied mathematics, mathematical biology, biopolymer dynamics, soft condensed matter, genetic networks and network inference, machine learning, Applied Mathematics.Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Cheng Shie WuuAssociate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology (in Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, and Applied Physics)Microdosimetry, biophysical modeling, dosimetry of brachytherapy, gel dosimetry, second cancers induced by radiotherapy, Applied Mathematics. Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics