Andrew Gonzalez’s research program is developing the knowledge needed to understand the causes and impacts of biodiversity change on ecosystems and the strategies we need to mitigate these impacts.
The atomic nucleus is a fascinating object that continues to be actively studied a little more than a century after its discovery. However, the collective properties of “nuclear matter” and its behavior at large temperatures and densities are still not well known.
“It is believed that these novel devices will find applications in areas as diverse as information and communication technologies, transportation, aeronautics, astronomy, defense, security, environment, biology and medicine.”
PRofessor Becke’s seminal work on the Density-Functional Theory of the electronic structure of atoms, molecules, and materials has transformed computational science.
Victoria Kaspi has made important contributions to the understanding of the universe, with major discoveries throughout her career in the study of rapidly spinning compact neutron stars called pulsars.
