The chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laurie Stargell investigates the regulation of gene expression in yeast, which has implications for how all living cells function. Using yeast as a model system, Stargell hopes to understand how …
Lorann Stallones’ research focuses on the relationships between pesticides and mental health and safety practices on farms, adolescent farm work injuries, and suicide among farmers. She also studies ways to prevent traumatic brain injuries and school playground-related injuries. Stallones is …
Melissa Reynolds, associate dean for research in the College of Natural Sciences, focuses on the molecular design and fabrication of biomaterials for use in medical device applications. She also serves as director of the center for cannabinoid research in the …
Shrideep Pallickara’s research expertise is in large-scale distributed systems, cloud computing, and Big Data. His work has been deployed in domains such as epidemiology, earthquake science, environmental and ecological monitoring, health-care systems, high-energy physics, defense applications, geosciences, GIS and commercial …
N. LeRoy Poff’s research focuses on how the structure and function of aquatic communities (invertebrates and fish) depend on habitat stability. He is interested in integrating ecological response across all levels of habitat constraint, from local patches to whole watersheds. …
Amy Prieto, founder of Prieto Batteries and professor in the Department of Chemistry, works on synthesizing earth-abundant and low-toxic semiconductor nanocrystals for third-generation solar cells. In addition to exploring novel synthetic strategies, she is also interested in addressing some of …
University Distinguished Professor A.R. “Ravi” Ravishankara researches the chemistry of the Earth’s atmosphere as it relates to stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change and regional air quality. Ravishankara is the former director of the Chemical Sciences Division at the National Oceanographic …
Don Mykles, director of the University Honors Program, teaches students how to evaluate claims and make science-informed decisions in a seminar called “Myth busters: science, pseudoscience, and just plain nonsense.” Mykles, a former associate dean for the College of Natural …
June Medford researches using synthetic biology to develop new types of plants with specialized functions, such as for bioenergy or detecting the presence of dangerous chemicals. To speed up the development of plants with enhanced bioenergy traits, Medford’s lab is …
A University Distinguished Professor, Alan Knapp studies ecological processes, such as leaf-level gas exchange, plant water relations and energy balance, that drive evolutionary change in plants. Knapp works with the Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research program in the grasslands of …
