Vineet Bafna
Computer Science and Engineering
Computational molecular biology, bioinformatics, proteomics and protein identification, and genomic analysis.
Ph.D.: computer science, Pennsylvania State University, 1994
Most recently: Center for Advancement in Genomics; previously, Director of Informatics Research, Celera Genomics.

Prabhakar Bandaru
Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering
Nano-materials for magnetic, semiconductor, optical and MEMS/NEMS (micro-/nano- electro-mechanical systems) devices.
Ph.D.: materials science & engineering, UC Berkeley, 1998
Most recently: Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA

Farhat Beg
Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering
Laser-solid interactions; multi wire z-pinch dynamics for inertial confinement fusion; plasma-based x-ray and neutron sources.
Ph.D.: plasma physics, University of London, 1995
Most recently: Research Associate, Blackett Laboratory, University of London Imperial College

Steven Buckley
Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering
Energy and environmental research, focusing on combustion-generated pollution, novel sensors, general combustion and fire phenomena.
Ph.D.: mechanical engineering, UC Berkeley, 1995
Most recently: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

Trey Ideker
Bioengineering
Bioinformatics and systems biology; computational modeling of cellular regulatory networks; yeast genetics
Ph.D.: molecular biotechnology, University of Washington, 2001
Most recently: Pfizer Computational Biology Fellow, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Shayan Mookherjea
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Optical devices and optical communication networks, including photonics, lightwave systems and nano-scale optics.
Ph.D.: electrical engineering, Caltech, 2003
Most recently: Won 2003 Wilts Prize for best thesis in Caltech electrical engineering.

Stojan Radic
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Optical communication networks; all-optical processing; parametric processes in high-confinement fiber and semiconductor devices.
Ph.D.: Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, 1995
Most recently: Nortel Networks Chair and Associate Professor, Duke University

Gabriel A. Silva
Bioengineering and Ophthalmology
Bioengineering and neuroengineering applications of retinal physiology, visual neuroscience, and ophthalmology.
Ph.D.: bioengineering and ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001
Most recently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Bioengineering and Nanoscience in dvanced Medicine, Northwestern University.

Amin Vahdat
Computer Science and Engineering
Distributed systems, computer networks, operating systems, and mobile systems. Highly available, incrementally scalable, secure and dynamically reconfiguring network services.
Ph.D.: computer science, UC Berkeley, 1998
Most recently: Associate Professor, Duke University

Deli Wang
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nanoscale science and technology; semiconductor nanomaterials and devices for electronic, optoelectronic and biological applications.
Ph.D.: materials, UC Santa Barbara, 2001
Most recently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University