Faculty

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design, behavior, and modeling of concrete structures

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Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology

The research interests of the Kumar laboratory are centered on the (1) use of chemistry to design molecules to interrogate and illuminate fundamental mechanisms in biology, or be used as therapeutics; and (2) use of biology to "evolve" and "select" molecules that can perform chemistry in non-biological and medicinal settings.

These are some questions we are trying to answer: (i) Is it possible to design and mimic natural proteins and other biological macromolecules by use of building blocks that nature does not use – and whether such constructs can be endowed with properties that are not found in biology?; (ii) How did the first enzymes arise in the imagined Darwin's pond – is there a way to recreate this scenario and in the process develop a fundamentally new method to create enzymes?; (iii) Biology uses phase separation, that is, clustering of different compounds in confined locations – a process that is key in orchestrating the daily activities of a cell – can we find methods that can predictably dictate where molecules are located in a given environment and thereby direct the phenotype that is generated?; (iv) Can we rationally design small molecules and peptides that can function against antibiotic resistant bacteria that are threatening the most basic tenet of modern medicine?

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Cognitive Neuroscience, Language (semantics), Clinical cognitive neuroscience

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Applied Microeconomics

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water resources, decision making under uncertainty, hydrologic statistics, integrated global change assessment

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Cybersecurity policy, Privacy, Communications Surveillance

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water, sanitation, hygiene, infectious diseases, developing countries, emergencies

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digital image processing, computer animation, swarm robotics, innovation, engineering method & design

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Expertise: Musicology; Research interests: 16th and 17th c. Music; the Cultural History of Philosophy; Stoicism and Neostoicism; Tone and Timbre; Mexican Music.

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metabolic engineering, tissue engineering, systems biology

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literature and drama of the English Renaissance; post-Reformation public culture; conversion; citizenship; migration and empire; classical reception; world literature; phenomenology of theater

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Film music, chromaticism, Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century art music, ambient music, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, transformation theory, neo-Riemannian theory, the symphony, and music aesthetics.

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machine design, nondestructive testing

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Number theory

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The application of developmental science across the life span; developmental systems theory; personality and social development in adolescence; developmental methodology; programs and policies for children, youth, and families; university-community collaboration and outreach scholarship.

Developmental Science

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Neighborhood and community context; housing context; family context; poverty and socioeconomic status; social policy; adolescence; immigrant young children

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Morphological and behavioral information processing in living systems

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Political Theory, American Politics, Civic Studies

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Foreign language methodology; Second language acquisition; Immersion techniques; Curriculum and instruction: university/high school/middle school with an emphasis on interdisciplinary curriculum development, content-based learning, technology/video in the classroom, cooperative learning, blended and distance learning; Experiential learning/Community and service learning; Caribbean literature and culture with an emphasis on Puerto Rico

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biomaterials for hard tissue regeneration, biophysical control of macrophage polarization

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Chinese Language, Chinese Syntax and Language Teaching Pedagogy

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New product development, technology strategy and innovation, digital imaging, technology trends, innovation.

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computer science education, distributed systems, operating systems, networked systems, software development, secure systems and networking

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hydrology, water resources systems, IWRM

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Theoretical and Computational Biophysical Chemistry. The YSL Group aims to elucidate the structures and functions of biomolecules by integrating the power of advanced computations with the elegance of chemical theory. Our focus is to develop and apply computational methodology to significant biological problems that are difficult to address experimentally. Two major research projects in the YSL Group are (1) to understand and design cyclic peptides with desired conformations to modulate protein–protein interactions and (2) to elucidate the structural and functional roles of post-translational modifications and non-natural amino acids on protein folding.

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State health policy, consumer engagement in health care choices, Medicaid policy, health policy synthesis

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Victorian Literature
Criticism and Theory
Comedy
Film and Cultural Studies

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Data Science, Machine Learning, Bayesian Methods, Deep Learning, Graph

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Environmental justice; solidarity and new economy; community organizing

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Quantum Information, Quantum Simulation, Adiabatic Quantum Computation, Computational Physics

Quantum information faces three basic questions. Firstly, what are quantum computers good for? Secondly, how do we build one? Thirdly, what will quantum information contribute if technological obstacles to constructing a large scale quantum computer prove insuperable? The first question is the search for problems which quantum computers can solve more easily than classical computers. The second is an investigation of which physical systems one could use to build a quantum computer. The third leads to the search for spinoffs in classical computation, and the question of where the classical/quantum boundary lies. I am interested in all three questions.

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Colonial Latin America, Global History, Pacific World, Racial Formation, Diasporic Histories

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Biomaterials, Regenerative Medicine, Drug Delivery

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Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century British Fiction, especially James Joyce and Virginia Woolf; Literary Theory: semiotics, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, phenomenology; Media studies and the history of the book; Roland Barthes; Proust

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Bioanalytical and Materials Chemistry. The Mace group applies a multidisciplinary approach—combining aspects of chemistry, materials science, biophysics, and engineering—to study the properties of interfaces, develop new materials, and solve outstanding problems in global health. Immiscible Systems. When mixed, many solutions of polymers, surfactants, and salts form immiscible phases. We are interested in characterizing the properties of the interfaces between immiscible liquid phases and applying immiscible systems to the study of complex mixtures. We are particularly interested in those immiscible systems that share water as a common solvent. Paper Diagnostics. Successful implementation of point-of-care diagnostics has the potential to affect the global management of diseases. Paper is an attractive platform with which to develop assays designed specifically for the developing world because the infrastructure required to develop them is minimal and the materials needed to manufacture them are inexpensive. We will develop new materials that can enable biochemical assays that are not currently possible using paper alone.

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Social Cognition, Stereotyping, Prejudice, Discrimination

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Classical tradition and reception; linguistics; ancient drama; ancient mathematics; Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit language and literature

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Secondary language acquisition

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Ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic imaging, multi-modality imaging, image-guided surgery and therapeutics, nano drug delivery systems

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Global Black Studies
African Diaspora; Modern Caribbean; Modern South Asia
Transnational and Global History