PhD Advisors at University of Washington 华盛顿大学 US
Quick answer: University of Washington in the US has 1418 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 170 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at University of Washington, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (170)
Professors at University of Washington with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Aaron J. Wirsing
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Wirsing to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Wildlife Science
Adair Rounthwaite
Chair, Division of Art History; Professor, Art History; Floyd and Delores Jones Endowed Professor in Arts · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ At present, I am not recruiting graduate students for 2026-27.
Art History, Contemporary, Participatory Art, Performance Art
Adam Leaché
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Undergraduate students should send an introductory email to inquire about current openings. Graduate students should send an introductory email that includes the following: 1) a brief overview of your background and research experience, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) copies of any relevant publications, …
Evolution & Systematics, Genetics & Genomics, Phylogenetics
Adam Steinbrenner
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Cell and Molecular Biology, Evolution & Systematics, Genetics & Genomics, Plant Biology, Synthetic Biology
Adam Summers
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Biomechanics, Marine Biology, Physiology
Aditya Ramesh
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ I welcome inquiries from graduate students, especially those with an interest in the environmental history, the history of public health, and history of infrastructure and technology in South Asia and the British colonial world. I’m particularly keen on working with students interested in working on…
Empire and Colonialism, Environmental History, Globalism, Health, Historiography, History of Science, Science and Technology, South Asia, Urban History
Alex McInturff
Assistant Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor McInturff to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Conservation Science, Environmental Justice, Landscape Ecology, Nature-Human Interactions, Statistics, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling, Wildlife Science
Alexander Paredez
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Cell and Molecular Biology, Evolution & Systematics, Genetics & Genomics
Alexandra Velian
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Catalysis, Clean Energy, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials
Alshakim Nelson
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amber Williams
Assistant Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Racial socialization; Children's racial attitudes, racial inequality explanations, and cross-race friendships
Amy J. Ko
Professor, Associate Dean for Academics · University of Washington
⭐ Due to federal grant terminations, I am not recruiting doctoral students for 2026-27.
Critical Computing, Design Education, Social, Ethical, and Human Aspects of Software Engineering
Ana Dueñas
Assistant Professor · College of Education
⭐ Are you looking to get involved? Check out our current research opportunities: Strength-Based Approaches to Parent-Child Interactions in Autism: A Mixed Methods Video Analysis: This research examines the existing strengths and cultural resources that caregivers bring to interactions with their child…
Her primary research interests focus on identifying and validating culturally adapted social communication interventions that honor family strengths and cultural assets while being delivered by natural change agents. Her scholarship emphasizes developing and testing culturally in…
Andrea Stocco
Associate Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Computational neuroscience, cognitive science, learning, memory
Andrew Meltzoff
Professor Co-director, UW Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences · University of Washington
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
Social and Cognitive Development in Infants and Young Children; Imitation; Intentionality; Linking Behavior to Dev. Cog. Neuroscience.
Angela Fang
Associate Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
predictive brain imaging, self-focused attention in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders; oxytocin
Angela Rowe
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin-Madison
⭐ I am currently seeking a graduate student to work on this upcoming project.
Radar meteorology | Cloud physics | Convective storms | Orographic precipitation
Anind K. Dey
Dean and Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Anind is actively recruiting new students for Autumn 2025.
Human-computer interaction, Machine learning and artificial intelligence, Ubiquitous and mobile computing
Ann S. Anagnost
Professor<br>Sociocultural Anthropology
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Ethnography, Popular Culture, Sociocultural Anthropology
Anne B. McCoy
Natt-Lingafelter Professor of Chemistry · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Research in the McCoy group focuses on two interrelated areas of investigation. The first involves the development of theoretical and computational approaches that allow us to investigate molecules and complexes that undergo large amplitude vibrational motions even at low-levels …
Anthony Dichiara
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Dichiara to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Synthesis of nanomaterials from biomass; characterization of biomaterials and their applications in multifunctional composites and environmental remediation
Arianna Long
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Galaxies, high redshift galaxies, infrared astronomy, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium
Ariel Starr
Associate Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Development of higher-level cognitive skills including language, memory, and abstract reasoning
Ashleigh Theberge
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students, Accepting MSACST students
Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Biomedical Science & Engineering
Aylin Caliskan
Associate Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Aylin will be admitting Ph.D. students who are highly self-motivated and experienced in trustworthy AI, natural language processing, machine learning, reinforcement learning, and human centered computing.
Artificial Intelligence, Societal Impacts of AI and Ethics, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
Ben Lee
Assistant Professor · University of Washington
⭐ He is currently recruiting Ph.D. students for Autumn, 2026.
Data Science, Library and Information Science
Ben Marwick
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Archaeology, Behavioral Ecology, Computational Methods, Data science, Evolution, Geoarchaeology, Indigenous Archaeology, Lithic Analysis, Quantitative Methods, Southeast Asian
Bernard Bormann
Professor/Director, ONRC; B. Bruce Bare Endowed Professorship in Forest Resources · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Bormann to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Climate Change and Adaptation, Ecosystem Science, Landscape Ecology, Nature-Human Interactions, Soil Science and Hydrology, Sustainable Forest Management, Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Beth Gardner
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2025: Beth Gardner is not currently accepting graduate students for the 2025-26 school year.
Hierarchical models, spatial capture-recapture models, occupancy models, camera trapping, hair snares, sampling techniques, spatial statistics, Bayesian inference
Betty Repacholi
Associate Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Social-cognitive and social-emotional development during infancy and early childhood.
Bing W. Brunton
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Computational Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology
Bo Zhang
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Analytical Chemistry, Materials, Chemical Biology, Clean Energy, Physical Chemistry, Chemical interfaces, Electrochemistry, single molecules/nanoparticles/cells, microscopy
Brandi M. Cossairt
Lloyd E. and Florence M. West Endowed Professor of Chemistry · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Accepting MSACST students
Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Catalysis, Clean Energy, Nanoscience, Quantum Information
Brian Flaherty
Associate Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Latent class and mixture models; Measurement; Model selection; Exploratory data analysis; Analysis of change over time
Brian J. Harvey
Associate Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Harvey to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Climate Change and Adaptation, Conservation Science, Ecosystem Science, Fire Science, Landscape Ecology, Plant Science, Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, Restoration Ecology, Sustainable Forest Management
Bruce H. Robinson
Harry and Catherine Jaynne Boand Endowed Professor of Chemistry · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Materials, Physical Chemistry
Carl Bergstrom
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Behavior, Computational Biology, Evolution & Systematics
Carlos Martínez-Cano
Assistant Professor · College of Education
⭐ I am currently accepting doctoral students with similar research interests (Autumn 2024)
I am a native of the U.S./México Borderlands and an anthropologist specializing in ethnographic investigations of non-dominant youth populations. My scholarly interests include how youth self-direct, both individually and in community, toward learning in out-of-school contexts. M…
Carrie Tribble
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Computational Biology, Evolution & Systematics, Phylogenetics, Plant Biology
Champak Chatterjee
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Catalysis, Biophysics, Enzymology, Protein Chemistry
Chantel Prat
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
Neural Basis of Individual Differences in Symbolic Cognitive Abilities, Self-Efficacy, Coding, Right Hemisphere Language, Working Memory, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning
Cheryl Kaiser
Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
Self, Social Identity, Diversity, Prejudice, Political Psychology
Chirag Shah
Professor · University of Washington
⭐ He is very selectively looking for new students in his lab and center with strong background and interest in generative AI, large language models in search and recommendation, and bias and fairness in information access systems.
AI, Search and Recommender Systems, Machine Learning, Data Science, Human-Computer Interaction
Christine Harper
Adj/PTVisiting Prof/PTLecturer · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Biological Anthropology, Computational Methods, Evolution, Human Paleontology, Nonhuman Primates, Quantitative Methods, Research Methods, Statistics
Chun Wang
Professor · College of Education
⭐ I am currently accepting doctoral students in the Measurement & Statistics Program.
Quantitative Research Methods
Claire Willing
Assistant Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Willing to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Climate Change and Adaptation, Environmental Microbiology, Plant Science, Restoration Ecology, Sustainable Forest Management
Clara Wilkins
Associate Professor and Earl R. Carlson Professor
⭐ Accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
social inequality and social hierarchy maintenance
Clemens Cabernard
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Cell and Molecular Biology, Development, Genetics & Genomics, Neurobiology
Cody W. Schlenker
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
monitoring and manipulating electronic dynamics at various complex chemical interfaces, such as those involved in rechargeable battery chemistries, solar photocatalysts, next-generation photovoltaics, and heavy-atom free photon upconversion systems
Coralynn Sack
Associate Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Clean Air, Sustainable Communities, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Occupational Health, Occupational Medicine, Pollution, Wildfires
Cynthia Levine
Assistant Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
social psychology, health psychology
Dan Brown
Director and Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026: Dan Brown is not currently accepting graduate students.
GIS, remote sensing, spatial modeling; land-use and land-cover dynamics; linking landscape patterns with ecological and social processes
Dan Fu
Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Accepting MSACST students
development and applications of quantitative chemical imaging tools to study various pathophysiological processes of living biological specimens at single-cell resolution. These tools involve state-of-the-art laser engineering, innovation in ultrasensitive signal detection, and n…
Daniel R. Gamelin
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Clean Energy, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Physical Chemistry, Spectroscopy, luminescence, magnetism
Daniel T. Chiu
A. Bruce Montgomery Professor of Chemistry, Endowed Professor in Analytical Chemistry, Washington Research Foundation Professor, Professor of Bioengineering · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Analytical Chemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, Materials, Digital Assays, Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Single-Cell Biology, Single-Molecule Studies, Fluorescent Nanomaterials
Darryl Holman
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Biological Anthropology, Demography, Evolution, Fertility, Field Research Methods, Population, Quantitative Methods, Reproduction, Reproductive ecology, Statistics
David Butman
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Butman to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Influence of humans and climate on carbon cycling at the intersection of terrestrial and aquatic systems
David Gire
Associate Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Neural Circuit Processing of Sensory Signals, Decision-Making, Mammalian Olfaction, Systems Neuroscience across Species
David J. Masiello
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Theory and Computation, Materials, Physical Chemistry, Electron and Optical Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Plasmonics, Nanophotonics, Quantum Materials
David S. Ginger
B. Seymour Rabinovitch Endowed Chair in Chemistry · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Analytical Chemistry, Clean Energy, Materials, Physical Chemistry
Debrielle T. Jacques
Assistant Professor
⭐ Accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
Developmental Psychopathology; Developmental Effects of Parental Psychopathology and Addiction; Parenting/Caregiving; Dynamic Intergenerational Processes of Psychopathology; Contextual Influences on Developmental Pathways; Family Adversity
Diana Ceballos
Assistant Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Safe Workplaces, Sustainable Communities, Chemical hazards, Children's Health, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Occupational Health, Risk Assessment
Dianne J. Xiao
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
The overarching goal of research in the Xiao group is to endow porous materials with the enhanced reactivity and physical properties needed to meet rising global challenges in clean energy and sustainability. Projects include developing 1) new porous conductors that use renewable…
Douglas A. Reed
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Clean Energy, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials
Dustin J. Maly
Raymon E. and Rosellen M. Lawton Endowed Professor of Chemistry · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting PhD students
Chemical Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Proteomics, Enzymology
ELENA AUSTIN
Associate Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Accepting new students: Master
Clean Air, Safe Workplaces, Sustainable Communities, Agricultural health and safety, Community-engaged Research, Environmental Justice, Occupational Health, Pollution, Wildfires
Edmund Y. W. Seto
Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page. Contact Jeff Shirai (jshirai@uw.edu) for student opportunities with the Center for Environmental Health Equity. The center matches students' skills and interests with Environmental Just…
Clean Air, Clean Water, Sustainable Communities, Built Environment, Climate Change, Community-engaged Research, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Health Equity, Infectious diseases, Policy, Pollution, Risk Assessment, Wildfires
Elaine Faustman
Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new master's and PhD students in autumn 2025. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Developmental toxicology. Risk assessment methodologies. Molecular mechanisms of metals and pesticides. Biological monitoring. Birth defects. Children's health. Drug metabolism. Food additives and contaminants. In vitro toxicology. Nanotechnology. Pediatric environmental health. …
Elizabeth Sanders
Professor · College of Education
⭐ Note: I usually only accept Ph.D. students who have completed their master's degree in our Measurement & Statistics program. Each year I consider accepting 1-3 new master's students.
Quantitative Research Methods
Elli Theobald
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Biology Education, Ecology
Eric Turnblom
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Turnblom to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
As an applied forest ecologist and forest biometrician, my primary field of interest is conducting research into ways and means of quantitatively describing, or modeling, forest stand dynamics outcomes resulting from silviculture—which refers to methods of promoting the establish…
Forrest E. Michael
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Catalysis, Organic Chemistry
Francisca Santana
Assistant Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026 Admissions: Dr. Santana is not currently accepting graduate students for the 2026-27 school year.
Climate Change and Adaptation, Conservation Science, Environmental Justice, Nature-Human Interactions
František Tureček
Klaus and Mary Ann Saegebarth Endowed Professor of Chemistry · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting PhD students
His research interests have been in the chemistry of highly reactive molecules (enols, sulfenic acids), hypervalent radicals, nucleobase radicals related to DNA damage, and peptide radicals and cation-radicals. His other interests include mass spectrometric instrumentation, gas-p…
Frederick Reece
Assistant Professor, Music History · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Applicants interested in graduate study in Music History at the University of Washington are warmly encouraged to make contact to discuss research projects intersecting with any of Reece’s areas of expertise.
Frederick Reece studies music and sonic culture from 1789 to the present. Thematically, his research centers on issues of authorship and identity, and on music's conceptual intersections with the occult and supernatural.
Gabriele Varani
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Chemical Biology, Physical Chemistry
Geoffrey Boynton
Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Visual perception and its neural basis
Gojko Lalic
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Catalysis, Organic Chemistry
Gregory Bratman
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27: Gregory Bratman's acceptance of new graduate students is uncertain and dependent on the outcome of submitted research grant proposals. PhD candidates interested in working with Gregory Bratman are encouraged to apply.
Impacts of nature experience on human cognitive function, mood, and emotion regulation; accounting for mental health in ecosystem service assessments; environment and well-being.
Gregory Ettl
Associate Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Ettl to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Sustainable forestry; forest ecology; silviculture
Heidi Gough
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026: Space in the Gough Lab for accepting new graduate students is uncertain and dependent on the outcome of submitted research grant proposals.
Topic areas might include methanogenesis in anaerobic digestion, alternative on-site sewage treatment, and anaerobic treatability of pulp mill and …
Environmental Engineering; wastewater treatment and reclamation; biological processes in wastewater for biotransformation of emerging contaminants; biomethane recovery from anaerobic digestion; fate and transport of pollutants, applied microbial ecology
Hilary Godwin
Professor and Dean · School of Public Health
⭐ Not available to mentor new PhD and Master's students.
Nanotoxicology. Lead poisoning. Climate change and health. The impacts of conservation programs and policies on indigenous populations. Community-based approaches to addressing environmental health problems.
Horacio de la Iglesia
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Behavior, Neurobiology, Physiology
Hugh W. Hillhouse
Professor · University of Washington
⭐ The Hillhouse Group typically has openings for undergraduate researchers, graduate students seeking a PhD or MS, and postdoctoral researchers. Please see the Group's website for more information and a list of openings.
Solar Energy Conversion, Nanomaterials, Colloidal & Interfacial Phenomena, Electrochemistry
Indroneil Ganguly
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Ganguly to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of bio-based products; forest products marketing; forest economics
Ione Fine
Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Sight recovery technologies. The effects of long-term visual deprivation, Adult perceptual learning and plasticity, Psychophysics, fMRI and computational vision.
Jaime Snyder
Associate Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Professor Snyder is currently recruiting Ph.D. students for Autumn 2024 who are interested in pursuing research aligned with her focus on visual methodologies in contexts including: citizen science, personal health information, and local and vernacular knowledge systems.
Visualization Studies and Critical Visual Design Research; Computer Supported Cooperative Work; Human-Computer Interaction
Jamaal Muwwakkil
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students
African American, Cultural Anthropology, Education, Ethnography, Government, Identity, Institutions, Linguistics, Pedagogy, Storytelling
Jason Young
Assistant Professor, Director of TASCHA · University of Washington
⭐ I am open to accepting a PhD student for the 2025-2026 cohort - please do reach out to me if you are interested in working together and thinking about applying to the iSchool! I am particularly interested in admitting students that seek to do research in the areas of digital knowledge politics and n…
Critical Technology Studies, Digital Knowledge Politics, Community-Based Research
Jeff Rasmussen
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Cell and Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology
Jennifer Dubrow
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not currently accepting Ph.D. students or applications for postdoctoral supervision.
19th Century, 20th Century, Aesthetics, aesthetics and politics, arts and technology, Comparative Literature, History of the book in South Asia, Literature, Literature and Other Arts, Modernism, South Asian, Textual Studies, Urdu
Jennifer Forsyth
Assistant Professor
⭐ Accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
Genetic, neurobiological, and environmental mechanisms underlying schizophrenia and related disorders, brain development
Jennifer J. Otten
Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's and Doctoral students in Autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Understanding, changing and evaluating food systems and food systems policies as they relate to public health and nutrition outcomes. Understanding and improving the ways in which research gets to the public policy table. Using qualitative and quantitative tools, including policy…
Jennifer L. Ruesink
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Conservation Biology, Ecology, Marine Biology, Natural History, Plant Biology
Jesse G. Zalatan
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Chemical Biology, Biophysics, Catalysis, Organic Chemistry, Enzymology, Synthetic Biology
Jiaojian (Tristan) Shi
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Clean Energy, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Optics, Materials
Jonathan Bakker
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026 Admissions: Jon Bakker is currently accepting graduate students for the 2026-27 school year, though space is dependent in part on successful research grant proposals. Prospective students should review this page on his website before contacting him.
My research focuses on:
- Restoration and management of prairies, savannas, and forests
- Long-term vegetation dynamics
- Statistical methods for community ecology
Joseph Sisneros
Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Neuroethology, Sensory Neurobiology, Animal Communication, and Animal Behavior
Joshua C. Vaughan
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Biophysics, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Physical Chemistry
Joshua Lawler
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026: Space in the Lawler Lab for accepting new graduate students is uncertain and dependent on the outcome of submitted research grant proposals.
Landscape ecology; conservation biology
Judit Marsillach, PhD
Assistant Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
The exposome. Biomarkers of exposure and disease. Paraoxonases. Neurotoxicology. Early life exposures. Developmental exposure to environmental chemicals. Agricultural Health. Occupational exposures. Oxidative stress. Pesticides, metals, volatile organic compounds and traffic-rela…
Julie Larson
Assistant Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Dr. Larson to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Restoration ecology; Management of dryland and rangeland ecosystems; Plant regeneration ecology, including seed and seedling development; Functional (trait-based) ecology; Plant population and community dynamics
Karen Levy
Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Not available to mentor new students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Clean Water, Safe Food, Sustainable Communities, COVID-19, Children's Health, Climate Change, Community-engaged Research, Environmental Health, Infectious diseases, Microbiome
Kent Wheiler
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Wheiler to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Sustainable forestry; wood products production, distribution and use; international wood markets and trade.
Kevin King
Professor
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
Pathways to Alcohol and Drug Use and Dependence, Impulsivity and Self Regulation, Stress and Coping, Developmental Psychopathology, Longitudinal Methods
Kristen Missall
Professor · College of Education
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Development of Children & Youth
Developmental Disabilities
Early Childhood
Effective Schools & School Systems
Literacy
Social-Emotional Issues
L. Monika Moskal
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn Admissions 2026: Professor Moskal is not recruiting students at this time.
Remote sensing; biospatial analysis
Laura Prugh
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Professor Laura Prugh is accepting new students for 2026-27.
Quantitative multi-species conservation and management; wildlife community ecology; conservation of endangered species and fragmented populations; human-wildlife interactions; noninvasive genetics; predator-prey interactions
Lauren Buckley
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Computational Biology, Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, Natural History, Physiology
Lauren J. Rajakovich
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Chemical Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Biophysics, Organic Chemistry
Li Ke (柯立)
Assistant Professor · College of Education
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Science & Mathematics
Teacher Education & Research
Lianne Sheppard
Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Not accepting new students autumn 2026.
Environmental and Spatial Statistics, Epidemiological Methods, Cystic fibrosis
Liliana Lengua
Professor
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
My research focuses on children’s resilient and vulnerable responses to economic disadvantage and adversity, identifying protective factors that promote children’s well-being, including parent well-being, parenting and child characteristics, such as self-regulation, temperament a…
Lori Zoellner
Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Understanding the processes (e.g., memory processing, fear learning) underlying the prevention and treatment of chronic psychopathology following trauma exposure, including fear and loss such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression.
Lucía Magis-Weinberg
Assistant Professor
⭐ Accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
Cross-cultural approaches to adolescent development in the context of accelerated change in digital technologies
Magali Blanco
Assistant Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's and Doctoral students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Clean Air, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Occupational Health, Pesticides, Risk Assessment
Marilena Loverde
Dr. Ann Nelson Endowed Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ If you are interested in joining my group as a PhD student or postdoc, send me an email.
Astrophysics, Cosmology & Gravitation; Particle Theory
Marissa Baker, PhD
Associate Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new master's students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Safe Workplaces, COVID-19, Chemical hazards, Environmental Justice, Occupational Health, Risk Assessment
Marissa Childs
Assistant Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's and Doctoral students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Environmental health, climate change, air pollution, wildfire smoke, infectious diseases, climate change adaptation
Masha Baryakhtar
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ If you are interested in joining the group, please contact me.
Astrophysics, Cosmology & Gravitation, Particle Theory
Matthew F. Bush
Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Research in the Bush lab focuses on developing new mass spectrometry based approaches for elucidating the structures, assembly, and dynamics of biological molecules. His group applies these approaches to a wide range of biological systems, with a focus on those involved in protei…
Matthew R. Golder
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
The Golder Research Team innovates polymer synthesis using advancements in molecular design to redefine the plastic lifecycle with respect to construction, utility, and end-of-life. Inspired by the omnipresent “plastics problem”, our laboratory aims to synthesize more sustainable…
Michael H. Gelb
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Analytical Chemistry, Catalysis, Chemical Biology, Organic Chemistry, Enzymology
Mike Teodorescu
Dawn Taylor | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · University of Washington
⭐ He is currently recruiting Ph.D. student applicants with a background in data science or economics for research on AI fairness, AI policy, and innovation economics.
Sociotechnical Information Systems, Economics of Innovation, Entrepreneurship
Munira Khalil
Leon C. Johnson Professor of Chemistry · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Clean Energy, Materials, Physical Chemistry, Theory and Computation
Mutian Hua
Assistant Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026 Admissions: Mutian Hua will be accepting graduate students for the 2026-27 school year. Students interested in sustainable polymers, tough hydrogels, additive manufacturing and AI for science are encouraged to apply.
Engineering Sustainable Products and Systems
Nicholas M. Riley
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Chemical Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Biophysics, Mass Spectrometry, Glycobiology, Bioorthogonal Chemistry
Nicole Errett
Associate Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Health impacts of disaster. Community resilience. Climate change adaptation. Public health emergency preparedness. Public health policy. Health care emergency preparedness. Public health practice.
Nora Shipp
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Cosmology, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Milky Way, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Theory and Computation
Osama Ahmed
Assistant Professor and Weill Neurohub Term Assistant Professor · University of Washington
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Brain-wide dynamics, behavioral multitasking, neural circuit interactions underlying complex behavior, neurogenetics
P. Dee Boersma
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Behavior, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Marine Biology, Natural History
Paige Reed
Teaching Associate · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Patricia A. Kramer
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Biological Anthropology, Evolution, Human Paleontology, Nonhuman Primates, Quantitative Methods
Patrick C. Tobin
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026 Admissions: Dr. Tobin’s availability for new graduate student mentorship is currently uncertain and dependent on the outcome of submitted research grant proposals.
Invasive Species Ecology and Management, Landscape Ecology, Statistics, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling
Peter Kahn
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026 Admissions: Peter Kahn is not currently accepting graduate students.
Nature-Human Interactions
Priscilla Lui
Associate Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Minority mental health; substance use; measurement; meta-science
Rachel Sklar
Assistant Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's and Doctoral students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Environmental health. Exposure/risk assessment. Water sanitation and hygiene. Air pollution. Occupational Health. Carceral health. Community-engaged research. Low-cost exposure assessment methods.
Renata Bura
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Bura to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Fractionation of biomass into cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin; Bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass such as agricultural and hardwood biomass into biochemicals, including (1) robust pretreatment processes for mixed feedstocks (agricultural and hardwood residues) and Simu…
Richard Gustafson
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Gustafson to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Engineering Sustainable Products and Systems; Life-Cycle Assessment
Robert E. Synovec
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting PhD students
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Sameer Shah
Assistant Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026 Admissions: Dr. Shah does not have any available openings for undergraduate students in his lab for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Climate Change and Adaptation, Environmental Justice, Environmental Policy, Economics and Trade, Nature-Human Interactions
Sandor Toth
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27 Admissions: Please reach out to Professor Tóth to inquire about their ability to admit new students.
Natural Resource Informatics; sustainable forest and natural resource management; spatial forest planning and optimization; forest engineering and operations research; reserve design
Sapna Cheryan
Professor
⭐ Accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028.
Stereotypes, Identity, Culture, Belonging, Group Status
Sarah J. Converse
Associate Professor/Leader · University of Washington
⭐ Autumn 2026 Admissions: Sarah Converse is not currently accepting graduate students for the 2026-27 school year but interested students should check her website for the most up-to-date information.
Quantitative population ecology, demographic estimation and modeling, spatial demography, movement ecology, conservation biology, decision analysis
Sarah L. Keller
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Biophysics, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Soft Matter Physics
Sarah M. Collier
Assistant Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new PhD and Master's students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page. Dr. Collier also mentors in the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health program.
Safe Food, Sustainable Communities, Climate Change, Environmental Health, Nutrition
Sayako Kawashima
Teaching Associate · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Behavior, Biology Education, Development, Neurobiology, Physiology
Scott Anderson
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
compact binaries, Galaxies, High energy astrophysics, quasars/AGN, Stars, Time Domain Astronomy
Scott Murray
Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Visual Perception, Attention, Functional Neuroimaging
Sergey S. Rabotyagov
Associate Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2025-26 Admissions: Professor Rabotyagov welcomes inquires from prospective students but is currently not recruiting for a particular project.
Environmental Policy, Economics and Trade
Shannon Dorsey
Professor; Associate Chair for Graduate Studies · University of Washington
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents (particularly Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Dissemination and Implementation Science, Global Mental Health
Sharon L. Doty
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026 Admissions: Sharon Doty is not currently accepting graduate students for the 2026-27 school year.
Climate Change and Adaptation, Ecosystem Science, Engineering Sustainable Products and Systems, Environmental Microbiology, Plant Science, Restoration Ecology, Sustainable Forest Management, Plant microbiology
Soo-Hyung Kim
Professor · College of the Environment
⭐ Autumn 2026-27: Dr. Kim is not currently accepting graduate students.
Climate Change and Adaptation, Ecosystem Science, Plant Science, Restoration Ecology, Statistics, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling
Soojin Oh Park
Assistant Professor · College of Education
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Development of Children & Youth
Early Childhood
Educational Policy
Equity Studies
Immigration and Schooling
Learning Sciences & Human Development
Literacy
Policy & Educational Reform
Qualitative Research Methods
Quantitative Research Methods
Stefan Stoll
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Accepting MSACST students
Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Inorganic Chemistry, Theory and Computation, Chemical Biology, Chemistry Education, Spectroscopy, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Enzymology
Stephanie Halmo
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Biology Education, Cell and Molecular Biology
Stephen S. Bao
Affliate Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Not available to mentor new PhD and Master's students.
Ergonomics, biomechanics, some courses in industrial engineering and mechanical engineering.
Steven M. Goodreau
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Areas of interest: sexual networks; mathematical modeling; HIV; bacterial STIs; infectious disease epidemiology; sexual behavior; gay, bi and other men who have sex with men (MSM); behavioral prevention; biomedical prevention; health disparities; relationship dynamics; evolution …
Takato Imaizumi
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Not accepting new graduate students
Cell and Molecular Biology, Development, Physiology, Plant Biology
Tanu Mitra
PhD Candidate · University of Washington
⭐ For the academic year 2026-2027, application deadline December of 2025, I am taking new PhD students.
Responsible and Human-Centered AI, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing, Computational Social Science
Tomikazu Sasaki
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting PhD students
Catalysis, Chemical Biology, Organic Chemistry
Tzu-Hsin Karen Chen
Assistant Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's and PhD students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Sustainable Communities, Built Environment, Climate Change, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Health Equity, Heat, Risk Assessment
Verónica Di Stilio
Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Development, Evolution & Systematics, Genetics & Genomics, Plant Biology, Evo-devo
Vivek Hari Sridhar
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Behavior, Ecology, Natural History, Neurobiology, collective behavior, decision-making
Willem Laursen
Assistant Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
⭐ Accepting new graduate students
Behavior, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Neurobiology, Physiology, Synthetic Biology
William George
Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Alcohol Use & Sexuality, Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors, Sexual Assault, Cultural Issues
Yijie Geng
Assistant Professor · School of Public Health
⭐ Available to mentor new Master's students in autumn 2026. You can learn more about Dr. Geng's work at his website or by emailing him. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
Sustainable Communities, Chemical hazards, Children's Health, Environmental Health, Toxicology
Yuichi Shoda
Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
Human behavior
Z Yan Wang
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Biology and Weill Neurohub Term Assistant Professor
⭐ Possibly accepting new graduate students in 2027-2028, please email with questions.
neuroethology, aging & senescence, cephalopods, social insects, evolutionary neuroscience, neuroendocrinology, invertebrate social behavior
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Aaron Barker
PhD 2025 · College of Arts & Sciences
German Idealism, Kant, Modern Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Moral Psychology, Schopenhauer
Aaron Terrazas
Fredy Zypman | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · The Information School
Macroeconomic Forecasting, Data Visualization & Communication, Data Product Development
Abel Rodriguez
Professor of Statistics, Department Chair of Statistics · University of Washington
Bayesian statistics and machine learning, especially nonparametric methods, spatio-temporal models, network analysis and extreme value theory.
Abigail Swann
Professor, Atmospheric and Climate Science · College of the Environment
Ecoclimate, Biosphere-climate feedbacks, Climate and ecosystem modeling
Adam A. Szpiro
Professor · School of Public Health
Bayesian Biostatistics, Correlated Data, Epidemiology, Spatial Statistics, Measurement Error, Statistical Computing
Adam Drewnowski
Professor, Epidemiology · School of Public Health
Dr. Drewnowski's interests are in characterization of dietary patterns, nutrition economics, spatial distribution of obesity rates, and the development of new metrics to identify foods that are nutrient dense, affordable and sustainable.
Adam Eisenberg
Guest Faculty Member · The Information School
Art and Cultural Property Law, The Law and Ethics of Collections, Museums and the First Amendment
Adam Warren
Department Chair
Professor
Williams Family Endowed Professor in History
Disability, Empire and Colonialism, Ethics, Health, History of Science, Indigenous, Latin America, Medicine, Slavery, South America
Adrian Dobra
Professor, University of Washington · College of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adrienne Mackey
Assistant Professor, School of Drama · College of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adrienne Shapiro
Assistant Professor, Global Health · University of Washington
Her research focuses on strategies to improve diagnosis and prevention of tuberculosis (TB), particularly in people with HIV and in resource-limited settings. She is principal investigator of a career development (K23) award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious D…
Afroditi Psarra
Associate Professor, DXARTS · College of Arts & Sciences
Art/Science, Cybernetics, Digital Fabrication, E-textiles, Experimental Media, Performance Studies, Physical Computing, Sensing, Sound Art, Wearable Technology
Agnes I. Hunyady, MD
Associate Professor · UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Agnieszka Jezyk
Maria Kott Endowed Assistant Professor of Polish Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
European Avant-Garde, Horror Studies, Poetry and Poetics, Polish, Polish 20th and 21st-Century Literature and Film, Psychoanalysis
Ahmad Nahhas
Guest Faculty Member · The Information School
Game Theory, Operations Research, Statistical Analysis
Aiden Sizemore
Lead Instructional Designer · College of Education
Aiden Sizemore is the Lead Instructional Designer at the University of Washington's College of Education, where he is affiliated with the Technology Center. His professional focus centers on instructional design and educational technology within the university setting.
Akbar Rahel
Interdisciplinary Near and Middle Eastern Studies · College of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aki Shibuya
Graduate Alumni · The Information School
Information Systems Analysis and Design, Strategic Leadership
Akira Omaki
Assistant Professor · University of Washington
First Language Acquisition, Sentence Processing
Akshay Gadre
Assistant Professor · University of Washington
Agricultural Sensing : Building wireless/mobile systems to measure the health of crop and farm
Building Underwater Sensing Modalities : New Sensor design for sensing objects underwater.
Space Constellations: Rethinking satellite communication in the era of space constellations
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Akshaya Tankha
Assistant Professor, Art History · College of Arts & Sciences
19th Century, 20th Century, Aesthetics, Art History, Indigenous, Museum Studies/Museology, Photography, Postcolonial, South Asian, Visual Culture
Alan Griffith
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Development Economics, Econometrics, Social Networks
Alana Isiguen
Artist in Residence · College of Arts & Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Albert Yao
Guest Faculty Member · The Information School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alberto Aliseda
Department Chair, Mechanical Engineering; PACCAR Professor in Engineering · College of Engineering
Fluid Mechanics; Dynamics of Multiphase Flows; Gas Exchange Between Atmosphere and Ocean; Atomization of Liquids in Combustion
Alejandro Rico-Guevara
Associate Professor · College of Arts & Sciences
Behavior, Biomechanics, Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, Natural History, Physiology
Alex Anderson-Frey
Professor, Atmospheric and Climate Science · College of the Environment
Mesoscale meteorology
Thunderstorms and tornadoes
Synoptic meteorology
Statistical applications and machine learning
Alex Mamishev
Professor · University of Washington
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
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