| William
E.
Bailey:
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| Associate Professor of Materials Science (Henry Krumb School of Mines) and of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
Stanford,
1999 |
| Interests:
nanoscale magnetic films & heterostructures, materials issues in spin-polarized transport, materials engineering of magnetic dynamics |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Guillaume
Bal:
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| Associate Professor,
Ph.D.,
University of Paris,
1977 |
| Interests:
applied mathematics, wave propagation in random media & applications to time reversal, inverse problems with applications to medical imaging and earth science |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Allen
H.
Boozer:
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| Professor,
Ph.D.,
Cornell University,
1970 |
| Interests:
plasma theory, theory of magnetic confinement for fusion energy, nonlinear dynamics |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Mark
A.
Cane:
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| Professor (Earth and Environmental Sciences);G. Unger Vetlesen Professor, Earth and Climate Sciences, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
MIT,
1975 |
| Interests:
climate dynamics, physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics, computational fluid dynamics;Impacts of Climate on Society, E l Niño forecasting |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Vittorio
M.
Canuto:
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| Adjunct Professor,
Ph.D.,
University of Genoa (Italy),
1961 |
| Interests:
fluid dynamics, turbulence theory, ocean & atmospheric mixing processes |
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| Barbara
E.
Carlson:
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| Adjunct Professor,
co-sponsor, Ph.D.,
SUNY Stony Brook,
1984 |
| Interests:
radiative transfer modeling, analysis & interpretation of remote sensing data, cloud physics, & tropospheric chemistry |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Siu-Wai
Chan:
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| Professor of Materials Science (Henry Krumb School of Mines) and Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Sc.D.,
MIT,
1985 |
| Interests:
nanoparticles, electronic ceramics, grain boundaries and interfaces, oxide thin films |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Chia
Kun
Chu:
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| Professor Emeritus (Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics),
Ph.D.,
Courant Institute (New York University),
1959 |
| Interests:
applied mathematics, large-scale scientific computing, fluid dynamics |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Anthony
Del Genio:
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| Adjunct Professor,
Ph.D.,
University of California (Los Angeles),
1978 |
| Interests:
dynamics of planetary atmospheres, parameterization of clouds & cumulus convection, climate change, general circulation |
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| Morton
B.
Friedman:
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| Professor (Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics),
D.Sc.,
NYU,
1953 |
| Interests:
applied mathematics and mechanics, numerical analysis, parallel computing;Mathematics, System Analysis, Parallel Processing Algorithms, Probability and Statistics |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
|
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| Timothy
M.
Hall:
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| Adjunct Professor,
co-sponsor, Ph.D.,
Cornell,
1991 |
| Interests:
atmosphere & ocean dynamics, transport of geophysical tracers, ocean carbon uptake |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Irving
P.
Herman:
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| Professor,
Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
1977 |
| Interests:
Nanocrystals, optical spectroscopy of nanostructured materials, laser diagnostics of thin film processing, physics of solids at high pressure, plasma processing of materials |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| John
L.
Humm:
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| Adjunct Associate Professor,
co-sponsor, Ph.D.,
Polytechnic of the South Bank (U.K.),
1978 |
| Interests:
Nuclear imaging physics, positron emission tomography, radionuclide dosimetry |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| James
S.
Im:
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| Professor of Materials Science (Henry Krumb School of Mines) and of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
MIT,
1989 |
| Interests:
laser-induced crystallization of thin films, phase transformations and nucleation in condensed systems |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| David
E.
Keyes:
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| Professor,
Ph.D.,
Harvard,
1984 |
| Interests:
applied & computational mathematics for PDEs, computational science, parallel numerical algorithms, parallel performance analysis, PDE-constrained optimization |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Thomas
C.
Marshall:
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| Professor Emeritus of Physics |
| Interests:
Accelerator concepts, relativistic beams and radiation, free-electron lasers |
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| Michael
E.
Mauel:
|
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| Professor,
Sc.D.,
MIT,
1983 |
| Interests:
plasma physics, waves & instabilities, fusion & equilibrium control, space physics, plasma processing |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Ron
L.
Miller:
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| Adjunct Professor,
co-sponsor, Ph.D.,
MIT,
1990 |
| Interests:
climate dynamics, aerosols & climate |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Gerald
A.
Navratil:
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| Professor,
Ph.D.,
University of Wisconsin (Madison),
1976 |
| Interests:
plasma physics, plasma diagnostics, fusion energy science |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Gertrude
Neumark:
|
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| Howe Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
Columbia,
1951 |
| Interests:
material science and physics of semiconductors with emphasis on optical and electrical properties of wide bandgap semiconductors and light emitting devices |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Ismail
C.
Noyan:
|
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| Professor, Materials Science and Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
Northwestern University,
1984 |
| Interests:
characterization and modeling of mechanical and micromechanical deformation; residual stress analysis and nondestructive testing; x-ray and neutron diffraction, microdiffraction analysis |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
|
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| Stephen
P.
O'Brien:
|
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| Associate Professor, Professor, Materials Science and Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
D.Phil.,
Oxford University,
1998 |
| Interests:
inorganic materials science, synthesis of novel nanocrystals, molecule-based nanoscale design |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
|
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| Richard
M.
Osgood Jr.:
|
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| Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Applied Physics,
Ph.D.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
1973 |
| Interests:
Surface physics, optical and laser physics and devices, integrated optics |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
|
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| Thomas
S.
Pedersen:
|
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| Associate Professor, Applied Physics,
Ph.D.,
MIT,
2000 |
| Interests:
plasma physics, magnetic confinement, fusion energy, non-neutral plasmas, positron-electron plasmas, plasma turbulence |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Aron
Pinczuk:
|
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| Professor, Physics and Applied Physics,
Ph.D.,
Pennsylvania,
1969 |
| Interests:
Condensed matter physics, spectroscopy of semiconductors and insulators, quantum structures and interfaces, electrons in systems of reduced dimensions, electron quantum fluids |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Lorenzo
M.
Polvani:
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| Professor, Applied Mathematics and Earth and Environmental Sciences,
Ph.D.,
MIT,
1988 |
| Interests:
atmospheric, oceanic, and planetary science, geophysical fluid dynamics, computational fluid mechanics. passive and active global |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Arthur
Ramirez:
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| Adjunct Professor,
Ph.D.,
Yale,
1984 |
| Interests:
experimental condensed matter physics of novel materials including magnets, fustrated solids, superconductors and organic electronics |
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| Malvin
A.
Ruderman:
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| Centennial Professor, Physics,
Ph.D.,
California Institute of Technology,
1951 |
| Interests:
Theoretical astrophysics, neutron stars, pulsars, early universe, cosmic gamma rays |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Stephen
A.
Sabbagh:
|
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| Adjunct Professor,
co-sponsor, Ph.D.,
Columbia,
1990 |
| Interests:
plasma physics, experimental MHD equilibrium reconstruction stability analysis, parallel computing, passive global mode stabilization physics |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Christopher
H.
Scholz:
|
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| Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
MIT,
1967 |
| Interests:
experimental and theoretical rock mechanics, especially friction, fracture, hydraulic transport properties, nonlinear systems, mechanics of earthquakes and faulting |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Amiya
K.
Sen:
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| Professor, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics,
Ph.D.,
Columbia,
1963 |
| Interests:
plasma physics, fluctuations and anomalous transport in plasmas, control of plasma instabilities, transport in nanostructures;Plasma physics and controlled thermonuclear fusion, Plasma waves and instabilities and their feedback control, Plasma turbulence and anomalous transport |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Adam
H.
Sobel:
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| Associate Professor, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Environmental Sciences,
Ph.D.,
MIT,
1998 |
| Interests:
atmospheric science, geophysical fluid dynamics, tropical meteorology, climate dynamics |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Marc
W.
Spiegelman:
|
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| Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
Cambridge University (U.K.),
1989 |
| Interests:
coupled fluid/solid mechanics, reactive fluid flow, solid earth & magma dynamics, scientific computation/modeling |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
|
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| Horst
Stormer:
|
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| Professor, Physics and Applied Physics,
Ph.D.,
Stuttgart,
1977 |
| Interests:
Condensed matter physics, semiconductors, electronic transport, lower-dimensional physics, transport in nanostructures |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Wen
I.
Wang:
|
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| Thayer Lindsley Professor, Electrical Engineering; Professor, Applied Physics,
Ph.D.,
Cornell,
1981 |
| Interests:
heterostructure devices and physics, materials properties, molecular beam epitaxy;Ultra high speed electronics, heterogeneous materials integration, and semiconductor optoelectronics including lasers and photodetectors |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Michael
I.
Weinstein:
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| Professor, Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
Courant Institute (New York University),
1982 |
| Interests:
applied mathematics, nonlinear partial differential equations, analysis and dynamical systems, waves in nonlinear, inhomogenous and random media, multi-scale phenomena, applications to nonlinear optics, earth science, fluid dynamics; mathematical physics |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
|
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| Chris
H.
Wiggins:
|
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| Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics,
Ph.D.,
Princeton,
1998 |
| Interests:
applied mathematics, mathematical biology, biopolymer dynamics, soft condensed matter, genetic networks & network inference, machine learning |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
|
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| Cheng-Shie
Wuu:
|
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| Professor, Clinical Radiation Oncology (in Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences and Applied Physics),
Ph.D.,
University of Kansas,
1985 |
| Interests:
microdosimetry, biophysical modeling, dosimetry of brachytherapy, gel dosimetry, second cancers induced by radiotherapy |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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| Yimei
Zhu:
|
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| Adjunct Professor,
co-sponsor, Ph.D.,
Nagoya University (Japan),
1987 |
| Interests:
solid-state physics, materials science, nano-science and engineering, advanced electron microscopy |
| Approved Dissertation Sponsor
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