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Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Associate Professor of Developmental Biology
ADAM metalloprotease function during embryonic development
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
Information retrieval, event-based information organization, minimally interactive retrieval and organization
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
Proinflammatory signals in response to infection, Immunosuppression mediated by Salp15
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, College of Natural Sciences
Environmental Toxicology
Assistant Professor, Physics Department, College of Natural Sciences
Condensed Matter Theory
Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
Cellular Immunity: Intracellular Microbes and T-cells
Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
Mathematical theory of learning and planning in stochastic sequential decision
Methods for scaling-up reinforcement learning methods
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
Programming languages, memory management (including garbage collection), operating systems, runtime
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinart and Animal Science, College of Natural Sciences
Molecular basis for control of African Trypanosomiasis and Equine Laminitises
Control of inflammation in equine lamintis
Control of inflammation in equine lamintis
Associate Professor, Department of Geoscience, College of Natural Sciences
Coupling between fluid flow and deformation in geologic materials
Linkages between micromechanical properties of porous and fractured media and
Linkages between micromechanical properties of porous and fractured media and
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Conservation, College of Natural Sciences
University Distinguished Profssor, Department of Geosciences, College of Natural Sciences
climatology, paleoclimatology, global change, arctic environments
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Professor, Department of Geosciences
Paleoclimate Record of the past 3.6 My from Lake El’gygytgyn,
Paleoclimate Record of the past 3.6 My from Lake El’gygytgyn,
Professor, Department of Astronomy
UV, optical, and infrared astronomy; star formation and stellar feedback
Research Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Plant cell wall assembly with focus on hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Toric Geometry Hypergeometric Functions Hodge Theory and Applications
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Biological/Organic Chemistry
Studies of Native Proteins Using Covalent Tagging, Observation, and Perturbation
Studies of Native Proteins Using Covalent Tagging, Observation, and Perturbation
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Molecular mechanisms that control the excitability of neurons
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
Uncertainty modeling and analysis for solutions of PDEs via probabilistic
Uncertainty modeling and analysis for solutions of PDEs via probabilistic
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Topology and Geometry
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Molecular and cell biology of male-female interaction and polarized cell
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Protein degradation and unfolding
protein quality control
protein quality control
Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science
Environmental Toxicology
Professor and Department Chair, Computer Science
Software verification, testing, and analysis; software architecture and desig
Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science
Science/policy regulation
Physical-chemical changes in processing
Physical-chemical changes in processing
Associate Professor, Department of Math and Statistics
Microarray and DNA sequence analysis
Bayesian models for the analysis of genomic data and comparative
Bayesian models for the analysis of genomic data and comparative
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Mobile and Pervasive Computing
Embedded Systems
Embedded Systems
Professor-Department of Psychology
development and function of sex differences in the brain
Professor and Department Head, Department of Food Science
Strategies to inhibit lipid oxidation
Antioxidants
Antioxidants
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Information architectures, data streams, data dissemination, XML query pro-cessing, and
Assistant Professor-Department of Biology
Development and function of spinal cord networks
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Probability and analysis, theory of large deviations
Research Professor, Department of Astronomy
Development of advanced mm and sub-mm receivers
Structure of molecular clouds
Structure of molecular clouds
Professor and Department Head, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Computer system security and privacy
RFID security & privacy
RFID security & privacy
Professor, Environmental Conservation
Mammal natural history
Population ecology
Population ecology
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science
Active packaging
Antimicrobial processing surfaces
Antimicrobial processing surfaces
Associate Professor & Director of the Undergraduate Program, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Algebraic number theory
Associate Department Head and Professor-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Protein folding, quality control and degradation of membrane glycoproteins
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pore-forming toxins and translocation of virulence factors in bacterial pathogenesis
Research Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor of Building Systems, Department of Environmental Conservation
Environmental systems and green building
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Logic in Computer Science
Computer-aided verification
Computer-aided verification
Professor, Department of Astronomy
Radio astronomy and the interstellar medium
Solar system physics
Solar system physics
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Vertebrate
Retinal Development and Retinal Disease
Retinal Development and Retinal Disease
Associate Professor, Computer Science Department
Knowledge discovery and data mining, machine learning, computing policy.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences
Microanalysis
Metrology
Metrology
Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science
Regulation of the p53 tumor susceptibility gene and susceptibility to
Methods for genetic modification of livestock
Assistant Profassor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Scientific Computing and Fluid Dynamics
Associate Professor of Commercial Arboriculture, Department of Environmental Conservation
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Biology
Developmental Neurobiology: Axon Guidance, Forebrain Patterning, and Pituitary Developement
Pituitary Induction and Patterning
Pituitary Induction and Patterning
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Stochastic Analysis, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Computational Methods
Professor, Department of Astronomy
Numerical simulations of the early universe
Galaxy formation
Galaxy formation
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematical Physics; Nonlinear PDEs and DDEs; Dynamical Systems; Mathematical Biology
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Finite mixture models and Identifiability
Likelihood inference
Likelihood inference
Professor and Extension Forester, Department of Environmental Conservation
Forest management
Timber harvesting
Timber harvesting
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Natural Sciences
Geometric analysis and variational problems, low dimensional topology and geometry,
Professor-Department of Food Science
Food microbiology
Bacterial sporulation and germination
Bacterial sporulation and germination
Professor, Department of Food Science
Food Safety
Detection of mutagens and carcinogens
Detection of mutagens and carcinogens
Department Head and Professor-Department of Microbiology
Combinatorial regulation of gene expression by basic helix-loop-helix proteins
Genomic analysis of PI synthesis in yeast
Genomic analysis of PI synthesis in yeast
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Fungal comparative genomics
Eukaryotic genome evolution
Eukaryotic genome evolution
Professor, Department Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Machine Learning
Professor-Department of Food Science
Food enzymology including applications, kinetics, stability and enzyme inhibitors in
Mineral-protein interactions affecting iron bioavailability from plant, animal and muscle
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Information extraction
Knowledge discovery from text
Knowledge discovery from text
Professor, Department of Food Science, College of Natural Sciences
Food biopolymers and colloids
Delivery systems
Delivery systems
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science
Food safety, biofilm formation and removal
Bioactive food compounds
Bioactive food compounds
Assitant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science
Notch signaling in autoimmune disease
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
Object-oriented languages
Performance measurement and optimization
Performance measurement and optimization
Professor, Mathematics & Statistics
Harmonic/Nonlinear Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Microbial Fuel Cells Biology
Professor and Department Head, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Metabolic regulation and engineering
Associate Professor-Plant, Soil, & Insect Sciences
Systematics and evolution of armored scale insects (Hemptera: Diaspididae)
Phylogeny and evolution of maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacteria in insects
Phylogeny and evolution of maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacteria in insects
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science
Food and water pathogen detection
Rapid biosensor technology
Rapid biosensor technology
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Microbial ecology of terrestrial and aquatic environments
Relating environmental influences to community structure and function
Relating environmental influences to community structure and function
Director, the Psychological Services Center
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science
Functional foods (bioactive food components)
Biologically beneficial effects of conjugated linoleic acid
Biologically beneficial effects of conjugated linoleic acid
Professor, Department of Food Science, College of Natural Sciences
Rheology of brittle foods
Squeezing flow viscometry
Squeezing flow viscometry
Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science
The Brain Signal Ovulation
Development of Sex Differences in the AVPV
Development of Sex Differences in the AVPV
Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences
transport and transformation of organic matter within and between sedimentary
delivery of rock-derived fossil organic matter to earth surface reservoirs
Professor, Department of Biology
Mechanisms and Evolution of Vertebrate Behavior
Bioacoustics
Bioacoustics
Associate Professor: Probability and Mathematical Physics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Statistical Mechanics, Probability and Analysis
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Molecular Evolution and Population Genomics of Arthropod-borne Microbial Pathogens
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
Soft Condensed Matter Theory
Professor, Department of Astronomy
Planetary radio astronomy
Molecular cloud astrophysics
Molecular cloud astrophysics
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mechanisms of protein import into the plant chloroplast, Protein targeting,
Eugene M. and Ronnie Isenberg Professor of Integrated Science, Department of Biology
Associate Professor, Dept of Environmental Conservation and Center for Public Policy and Administration
Professor, Department of Food Science
Food biotechnology and metabolic biology of phenolic phytochemicals for functional
Mechanism of chemoprevention by phenolic phytochemicals through redox modulated biochemical
Professor, Department of Astronomy
Radio astronomy
Molecular clouds and star formation
Molecular clouds and star formation
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Representation Theory
Algebraic Groups
Algebraic Groups
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Statistics, measurement error, smoothing, measurement of physical activity
Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science
The Role of RUNX Family Transcription Factors in Immune System
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science
Mouse Development and Organogenesis
Identification and Manipulation of Liver and Pancreas Precursors
Identification and Manipulation of Liver and Pancreas Precursors
Research Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Molecular chaperones
Stress responses
Stress responses
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science
Signal Transduction Pathways During Sperm Capacitation
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences
Political and Environmental Geography
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
Entry, survival, and host range of the obligate intracellular pathogens,
Associate Professor of Biological, Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
Biological and Physical Chemistry of Cell Membranes
Cellular Signal Transduction
Cellular Signal Transduction
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Arithmetic algebraic geometry, Iwasawa theory of modular forms, deformation theory
Professor, Department of Geosciences
structural geology
metamorphic petrology
metamorphic petrology
Research Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Signal transduction pathways in the regulation of plant hormone responses
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science, College of Natural Sciences
Cancer preventive dietary components
Diet-based strategy for cancer prevention
Diet-based strategy for cancer prevention
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Dynamical Systems & Ergodic Theory
Statistical Mechanics & Chaotic Billiards
Statistical Mechanics & Chaotic Billiards
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Integrative Systems Engineering, sense-and-response sensor networks, sensor virtualization, distribution of
