PhD Advisors at University of Wisconsin--Madison 威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校 US
Quick answer: University of Wisconsin--Madison in the US has 199 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 4 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 Wisconsin--Madison, 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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Professors at University of Wisconsin--Madison with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Alan D. Attie
Jack Gorski Professor of Biochemistry, Henry and Annrita Lardy Professor of Biochemistry · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
⭐ https://attielab.biochem.wisc.edu/job-opportunities/
Genetics of diabetes, beta-cell biology, lipid metabolism, and diet outcome
Jiwei Zhao
Associate Professor · School of Medicine & Public Health, School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
⭐ The group is consistently looking for self-motivated researchers (postdocs [position.pdf], PhD students, Master students, and undergrads) with strong statistical and/or computational skills to join us. For prospective PhD students, please consider applying Statistics PhD program with Statistics opti…
Jiwei Zhao's research focuses on applying semiparametric techniques to understand the complex structure of modern biomedical data sets, usually in the pursuit of efficiency, robustness, and the tradeoff between the two. Specifically, his work has concentrated in the fields of: di…
Shanan Peters
Alumni Professors · University of Wisconsin–Madison
⭐ Students interested in field-oriented paleo-strat problems and anyone who are skilled in programming and quantitative analysis of geospatial and other geological data should drop by. There’s a lot to do.
My current research emphasis involves quantifying the rock record at continental and global scales in order to better understand Earth history and the role that the formation and destruction of rocks plays in governing the co-evolution of the Earth-life system. Specifically, I us…
Xia Zhu-Barker
Dr. · University of Wisconsin–Madison
⭐ We are currently looking for graduate students who are eager to engage in fundamental research in soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in dairy production systems! If you are interested in joining the lab, e-mail Dr. Xia Zhu-Barker to start the conversation.
soil and biogeochemical issues in agroecosystems; understanding how biogeochemical processes control the stability of agroecosystems in terms of carbon and nitrogen cycling, water movement, resource use efficiency, food production and quality, and the fate of pollutants; soil hea…
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A-Xing Zhu
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) techniques, artificial intelligence/machine learning, fuzzy logic; watershed system modeling and scenario analysis; intelligent geocomputing
A. B. Balantekin
Eugene P. Wigner Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Theoretical physics at the interface of nuclear physics, particle physics and astrophysics; neutrino physics and astrophysics, application of quantum information science in subatomic physics.
Adrian Treves
Professor · Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Adrian Treves is a professor in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a position he has held since 2011. An interdisciplinary ecologist, he is the founder of the Carnivore Coexistence Lab, where his research focuses on the behavior…
Alex Levchenko
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Quantum kinetics, Mesoscopic effects, Nonequilibrium systems, Superconductivity, Topological materials
Alice Wu
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
labor, personnel, and innovation; information frictions in the labor market and their implications for the sorting of workers across firms, and the competition between academia and industry for talent
Allan Brasier
ICTR Executive Co-Director · Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Allan Brasier is the Executive Director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he also serves as a faculty member in the Department of Medicine. His research focuses on innate inflammation and chromatin remode…
Amy JH Kind, MD, PhD
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Kind leads a robust research program focused on assessing and improving care for highly vulnerable and disadvantaged older adult populations, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease. She strives to develop novel ways to eliminate health disparities through innovative resear…
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN
Associate Professor (tenure) · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Gilmore-Bykovskyi directs an interdisciplinary research program focused on promoting effective, equitable care and research for those living with and at risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Specifically, her health services research laboratory investigates care…
Andrea Lopez Lang
Associate Professor · College of Letters and Science
Synoptic Meteorology, Large Scale Dynamics
Angela Byars-Winston
AMPLIFI Program Lead · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Her research examines cultural influences on academic and career development, especially for different groups in the sciences, engineering, and medicine with the aim of broadening their participation in STEMM (+M = medicine) fields.
Ankur Desai
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Department Chair · College of Letters and Science
Climate and Climate Change, Large Scale Dynamics
Ann Stevens
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs · University of Colorado Boulder
Her research interests include the incidence and long-term effects of job loss, connections between economic shocks and health, and poverty and safety-net dynamics.
Anna M. Gade
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Environmental Studies · Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Environmental humanities, Islamic studies, Asian studies, environmental ethics, history and practices of Southeast Asia, Islamic environmental justice, law and ethics, rights of nature in the Asia-Pacific region, religious environmental art, architecture and material culture.
Anne Buffington
Research Project Navigator · Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Anne Buffington is a Research Project Navigator at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, affiliated with the Department of Surgery and the Okonkwo Laboratory, where she also serves as the CLARiTI Inclusion Core Program Manager. Holding an MPH, her research focuses on topics such a…
Annie Bauer
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
My primary research goal is to study how the Earth became a habitable planet, from deciphering the tectonic processes contributing to the earliest continents to precisely tracking the incremental rise of oxygen in the atmosphere. I use a variety of laboratory and field tools in m…
Art Walaszek, MD
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Walaszek's mission is to improve the care of people with Alzheimer's disease through education of medical students, residents, and clinicians in practice. He has a specific focus on the assessment and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, which can …
Audrey Girard
Assistant Professor, Food Science · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Research interests: protein chemistry to improve food quality, sustainability, and nutrition; protein-polyphenol interactions.
Barbara B. Bendlin, PhD
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Bendlin's lab studies aging and Alzheimer’s disease. She is interested in understanding the interplay of factors that contribute to healthy or pathological brain aging, in particular, the effect of factors that contribute to or protect against the development of Alzheimer’s d…
Barbara Bendlin
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Bendlin's federally funded research program is centered on factors that may impact trajectories of brain aging, including pre-diabetes, sleep, exercise, diet, gut microbiome, and socioeconomic disadvantage. Her studies use magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomo…
Benjamin Woods
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Spin qubits in semiconductor quantum dots, semiconductor-superconductor hybrids, topological superconductivity, Hamiltonian engineering
Beth Burnside
Professor of Radiology · School of Medicine and Public Health
Computational methods to improve decision-making in breast imaging, population based screening and diagnosis of breast cancer
Brad Pierce
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Synoptic Meteorology, Atmospheric and Cloud Physics, Large Scale Dynamics
Bradley W. Bolling
Professor, Food Science
Food chemistry and analysis, dietary phytochemicals, functional foods and prevention of chronic disease.
Brian C. Thiede
Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology, and Demography; Director of Graduate Studies in Rural Sociology; Associate Director, Population Research Institute · College of Agricultural Sciences
Population and environment; Climate change and health; International development; Poverty and inequality; Migration
Brian Rebel
Professor, Associate Chair for Alumni Relations & Board of Visitors · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Experimental High Energy Physics. Long-baseline neutrino oscillations.
Britton Plourde
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Britton Plourde is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he joined the faculty in 2024. He is an experimental physicist specializing in condensed matter physics and quantum information science, with a particular focus on supercondu…
Bruce Barrett
Graduate Alumni · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Current Research Projects
- Mindful Climate Action
- Health-First Climate Action Research Center
- Nasal Steroids, Irrigation, Oral Antibiotics, and Subgroup Targeting for Effective Management of Sinusitis.
- Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey (WURSS)
- Benefit harm trade…
Bryan Heiderscheit
Frederick Gaenslen Professor in Orthopedics · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Heiderscheit's research is aimed at understanding and enhancing the management of orthopedic conditions, with particular focus on running-related injuries. As the Director of UW Badger Athletic Performance, Dr. Heiderscheit works with a team of clinical-researchers to better …
Bryce LaFoya
Assistant Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Stem cells, brain development and regeneration, membrane and cytoskeleton dynamics, Danionella fish and Drosophila, super-resolution microscopy
Calvin DeWitt
Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Land stewardship: Help local governments develop an environmental community ethic and related land-stewardship policies and programs; Faith-based environmental stewardship: Help congregations and denominations build environmental stewardship into their work and service; Wetlands …
Cara Westmark
Associate Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
My research interests lie in the area of synaptic function as related to the over-expression of amyloid beta protein precursor (APP) and amyloid beta (Aβ) in Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism. We study both pharmaceutical and dietary interven…
Carey Gleason, PhD, MS
Associate Professor · Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Carey Gleason, PhD, MS, is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and a principal investigator affiliated with the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Her research focuses on Alzheimer's disease ri…
Casper Bendixsen
Director, National Farm Medicine Center and ICTR Director for Marshfield Clinic Research Institute · Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chelsea Schelly
Professor of Environmental Studies · University of Wisconsin–Madison
socio-technological and socio-ecological transitions that can support a more sustainable, resilient, equitable, and just future for humans and the communities of life with whom we share our one planetary home
Chloë Bonamici
Associate Professor
My science lives at the crossroads of geochemistry, petrology, and structural geology. I use these different branches of geology to investigate fluid movement in the deep earth, thermal histories, chemical signatures of rock deformation, and rates of geologic processes. My main r…
Christie Bartels
Academic Advisory Council Lead, Dissemination & Implementation Launchpad · Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Reducing health differences and improving the cardiovascular health and longevity of patients with inflammatory diseases.
Christine Durrance
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
health economics and policy; maternal, infant, and reproductive health; risky behavior including substance use, the opioid crisis, violence, and child maltreatment; competition in health care markets
Christopher Sundberg
Assistant Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Christopher Sundberg’s research program focuses on understanding the fundamental biology of skeletal muscle fatigue and how it changes across the lifespan. Fatigue—the decline in the ability of muscle to generate force—affects nearly everyone but is especially impactful in ol…
Christopher Taber
Walker Family Distinguished Chair in Economics · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christopher Taber is the Walker Family Distinguished Chair in Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has been a faculty member since 2007. His research focuses on labor economics, particularly topics related to wages, human capital, and labor market dynamics. …
Christopher Zahasky
Associate Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
My research focuses on using experimental, analytical, and numerical methods to improve our understanding of fundamental physics and mechanisms of fluid, gas, and solute transport in heterogeneous porous and fractured media. Our group studies a range of processes and due to the u…
Corbett Grainger
Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Environmental and natural resource economics, distributional effects of environmental policies, property rights in common pool resources, political economy of environmental/resource policies
Corinna Burger
Associate Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Our lab is interested in two main problems in molecular neuroscience: the molecular biology of learning and memory, and the genetic mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders.
Craig Atwood
Professor · Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Atwood has broad research interests related to the endocrinology of embryogenesis, adulthood and senescence. The current focus of research in his laboratory relates to basic and clinical investigations into developing strategies to restore hormonal balance to prevent or halt …
Dan x McCammon
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
X-ray astronomy, Diffuse X-ray Background, Interstellar Medium, intergalactic medium, X-ray instrumentation
Daniel Chung
Professor of Ancient Studies · University of Wisconsin–Madison
topics at the interface of high energy theory and cosmology: axions, inflationary cosmology, superheavy dark matter, quantum field theory in curved spacetime, thermal field theory, basis tensor gauge theory, baryogenesis, electroweak phase transition, WIMP dark matter, alternate …
Daniel J. Vimont
Professor · College of Letters and Science
Climate and Climate Change, Oceanography, Large Scale Dynamics
Daniel Phaneuf
Henry C. Taylor Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Environmental economics with specific expertise in non-market valuation, and applied econometrics
Daniel W. Sacks
Associate Professor of Risk and Insurance · Wisconsin School of Business
health economics, public finance, industrial organization
Daniel Wright
Arno Lenz Memorial Associate Professor of Water Resources Engineering · College of Engineering
Satellite and ground-based rainfall remote sensing
Rainfall and flood processes at urban and regional scales
Computationally-intensive simulation for probabilistic natural hazards risk assessment
Statistical, stochastic, and physical hydrology
Modernization of stormwater and floo…
Daniel Young
Professor and Director of the Wisconsin Insect Research Collection (WIRC) · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Teaching Entomology, Systematics of Coleoptera
Darryl Thelen
Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Professor
John Bollinger Chair of Mechanical Engineering · College of Engineering
Dynamics and control of human movement
Wearable sensors in biomechanics
Neuromuscular adaptation with age, injury and disease
Imaging of soft tissue mechanics
Application of biomechanics in orthopedics, rehabilitation & sports medicine
David Henderson
Associate Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Investigating the relationship among clouds, precipitation, and the environment is crucial for understanding the complex dynamics within Earth’s climate system. My research focuses on remote sensing of clouds and precipitation to explore how changes in these elements impact local…
David Noyce
Executive Associate Dean
Arthur F. Hawnn Professor of Transportation Engineering · College of Engineering
Advanced Traffic Operations
Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication Technology
Transportation and Construction Safety
Pedestrian and Bicycle Operations and Safety
Driver Behavior and Driving Simulation
Protected/Permissive Left-turn Displays and Operations
…
Dawn Davis, MD, PhD
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Davis runs a federally funded research lab focused on pancreatic beta cell biology. Understanding the mechanisms underlying beta cell growth, survival and death may help identify new therapeutic targets that can help drive beta cell proliferation in the patient with prediabet…
Deniz Yavuz
Professor, MSPQC Director · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Quantum and nonlinear optics with emphasis to ultrafast physics and quantum interference effects such as slow light and stopped light
Dorothy Farrar Edwards, PhD
Professor · School of Education
Dorothy Farrar Edwards, PhD, is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she serves as Chair of the Department of Kinesiology–Occupational Therapy in the School of Education and holds appointments in the Departments of Medicine and Neurology at the School of Medi…
Dudley Lamming
Associate Professor · Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Lamming's research focuses on understanding how nutrient-responsive signaling pathways can be harnessed to promote health and longevity. One major focus of his research is the regulation of metabolic health and aging by diet. His laboratory discovered that low protein diets p…
Duncan Carlsmith
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Elementary particle physics, dark matter, computational physics
Dustin Frye
Assistant Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Regional & Urban Economics, Indigenous Development, Economic History
Edward D. Vargas, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Edward Nathan Wolff
Professor of Economics · New York University
Distribution of Income and Wealth
Eleanor Wiseman
Assistant Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Eleanor Wiseman is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research interests include trade, informality, and corruption, with a focus on topics such as small-scale traders in Kenya.
Elio König
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Condensed Matter Theory: Interconnections of quantum materials and quantum information. Strongly correlated electron systems, quantum spin liquids, Kondo problem, quantum transport, quantum emulators, quantum criticality, ...
Elizabeth Ananat
Mallya Professor of Women and Economics · Barnard College, Columbia University
Elizabeth Ananat is the Mallya Professor of Women and Economics at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a co-convener for Policy and Inequality at the Columbia Population Research Center. Her research examines how local economic shocks, such as job losses, affect educational…
Elizabeth Maroon
Assistant Professor · College of Letters and Science
Climate and Climate Change, Oceanography, Large Scale Dynamics
Ellen Zweibel
William L Kraushaar Professor of Astronomy & Physics
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Emily Cauble
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Thomas G. Ragatz Professorship in Tax Law · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Eric E. Roden
Albert and Alice Weeks Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Biogeochemistry of aquatic environments, emphasizing in situ rates of and controls on microbial metabolism in anaerobic soils and sediments; role of anaerobic microbial processes in geochemical cycling and energy flow in sedimentary systems; physiology and ecology of anaerobic re…
Eva Golos
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
My research uses seismic data to investigate the structure of, and dynamic processes that operate within, the Earth. I’m interested in developing innovative seismic imaging methods to model the crust and upper mantle, spanning scales from continents to individual volcanoes. My gr…
Fenaba Addo
Associate Professor, Public Policy · Carolina Population Center
Debt and wealth inequality with a focus on family and relationships and higher education, and union formation and economic strain as a social determinant of health and well-being
Fraser King
Assistant Professor · College of Letters and Science
Climate and Climate Change, Radiation and Remote Sensing, Synoptic Meteorology, Atmospheric and Cloud Physics, Large Scale Dynamics
Freya Mowat
Associate Professor · School of Veterinary Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health
The effect of aging on the retina, visual function, and visually mediated behavior in dogs. The interaction between visual aging and aging of other senses and cognitive decline. Risk factors shared between humans and dogs that affect aging of the senses and brain using a "human-d…
Gabrielle "Bee" Leung
Assistant Professor, starting fall 2026 · College of Letters and Science
Climate and Climate Change, Radiation and Remote Sensing, Synoptic Meteorology, Atmospheric and Cloud Physics, Large Scale Dynamics
Guanhua Chen
Associate Director, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Research and Design (BERD) · Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Gulustan Ozturk
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science, Dairy Innovation Hub (DIH) Faculty
Our program centers on bioactive compounds in milk and dairy streams. Specifically, our main goal is to develop advanced separation processes of extracting these bioactive compounds with a special emphasis on personalized nutrition and precision treatments aimed at enhancing huma…
Hannah Zanowski
Assistant Professor · College of Letters and Science
Climate and Climate Change, Oceanography
Hengjie Ai
Department Chair | Professor · Wisconsin School of Business
asset pricing, capital markets, corporate finance, derivatives and trading, macro finance, monetary economics
Henrik Zetterberg, MD, PhD
Professor · Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Henrik Zetterberg, MD, PhD, is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, affiliated with the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the School of Medicine and Public Health. His research focuses on biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological con…
Herbert F. Wang
Professor · College of Engineering
Herbert F. Wang is a Professor of Geophysics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research interests include the poroelastic properties of rocks, groundwater storage in confined aquifers, and distributed acoustic sensing applications. He is also a coauthor of *Introduction…
Holly Gibbs
DIRECTOR OF GLUE LAB, GAYLORD A. NELSON DISTINGUISHED CHAIR · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Land System Science, tropical deforestation, cropland expansion, private property conservation, zero-deforestation commitments, agricultural supply chains, Big Data, AI-based modeling, spatial analysis, remote sensing, econometrics
Huifang Xu
Professor
My research focuses on interdisciplinary study of:
1. Crystal chemistry of clays, rock-forming minerals, and nano-crystals
2. Role of nanopores in controlling geochemical reactions
3. Roles of microbes in controlling mineral shape, structure, and compositions
4. Mineral interface…
Ilya A Esterlis
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ivan Rayment
Michael G. Rossmann Professor of Biochemistry · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Molecular basis of protein function. The common theme to all research in the Rayment laboratory is understanding how proteins function at the molecular level, which typically starts with the determination of a three-dimensional structure by X-ray crystallography. This interest is…
Jack Champeau
Professional Programs Director, Clinical & Health Informatics · Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Jakob Moritz
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
String theory, Particle physics, Cosmology
Jan Egedal
Professor
Jan Egedal is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on magnetic reconnection and electron dynamics in plasma physics, including laboratory experiments such as the Terrestrial Reconnection Experiment (TREX). He has au…
Jan Peter van Pijkeren
Professor, Food Science
Gaining a better understanding how intestinal bacteria interact with their host; design and development of biotherapeutics to prevent or treat acute and chronic human diseases.
Jane Waldfogel
Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems · Columbia School of Social Work
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Jason Allen
Associate Professor | Finance, Investment, and Banking · Wisconsin School of Business
banking, household finance
Jeff Hadachek
Assistant Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Environmental impacts of agricultural production, agricultural conservation programs, food supply chain resilience
Jeffrey Nirschl, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor · Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Jeffrey Nirschl, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and a faculty member of the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. His research focuses on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including …
Jeremy Foltz
Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Technology adoption, technological change, climate resilience, economic development, political economy, climate change and Africa
Jing Yi
Faculty Associate · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Agricultural finance and economics, global food value chains analysis, environmental economics, agricultural policy, machine learning, and big data
Joe Soss
Professor · Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Race and ethnicity; social welfare policy; gender; civic engagement and public participation; democracy; income inequality and poverty
John A. Lucey
Professor, Food Science
My lab often works with researchers at the Center for Dairy Research on a variety of dairy science and technology projects. Milk protein functionality, and the critical role for calcium phosphate crosslinking for casein properties, are part of our core expertise and themes underp…
John Sarff
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Jonathan Martin
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Synoptic Meteorology, Large Scale Dynamics
Joshua Foster
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Josiah Sinclair
Carl J. and Brynn B. Anderson Assistant Professor of Physics · University of Wisconsin–Madison
I am an experimental physicist researching atomic physics platforms for quantum computing. My research focuses on harnessing the power of nonlocal entanglement to build scalable modular fault-tolerant quantum computers and distributed quantum sensors with atom arrays and optical …
Judith Simcox
HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, Associate Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Inter-organ communication through lipid derived metabolites. Adaptive Thermogenesis and Metabolic Disease. The long-term focus of my research program is to understand the sources of lipids that fuel brown fat thermogenesis and uncover the cross-tissue communication pathways that …
Kael Hanson
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kael Hanson is a Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, affiliated with the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC). His research focuses on neutrino physics and the development of neutrino detectors, including work on the IceCube Neutrino Obs…
Keith Bechtol
Associate Professor, Associate Chair for Graduate Program · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dark matter, dark energy, and multi-messenger astrophysics. Current projects include the Dark Energy Survey (DES) and Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
Ken Ferrier
Associate Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
My research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison investigates the topographic and chemical evolution of the Earth’s surface, from variations in sea level to the growth of mountain ranges to chemical weathering in soils. We use a variety of tools to explore these topics, i…
Kevin Black
Department Chair, Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
High energy and elementary particle physics,CMS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN: proton-proton collisions at the energy frontier; Direct Searches for new Particles and Interactions, Top Quark Physics, Higgs Physics.
Kurt L. Feigl
Professor
My primary interest involves tectonic applications of geodesy. This topic includes measuring and modeling crustal deformation from earthquake faults, volcano activity, glacier loads, and fluid extraction. Geodetic measurement techniques include Global Positioning System (GPS) sur…
Larissa Back
Professor · College of Letters and Science
Climate and Climate Change, Large Scale Dynamics
Lindsay Clark
Assistant Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Clark's research interests include investigating relationships among Alzheimer's disease biomarkers (neuroimaging, CSF), midlife vascular risk factors, and cognitive decline, improving the reliability and ecological validity of measures to identify subtle cognitive decline, a…
Lindsey Rose Bullinger
Associate Professor · Georgia Tech
Social policy, child and family policy, health policy
Lisa Cadmus-Bertram
Co-Director, Clinical Investigation Graduate Program; Principal Investigator, All of Us Research Program; Associate Professor of Kinesiology · School of Education
Lisa Cadmus-Bertram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also serves as Co-Director of the Clinical Investigation Graduate Program and Principal Investigator of the All of Us Research Program. Her research fo…
Lisa L Everett
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Model-building and phenomenology of physics beyond the Standard Model at and beyond the TeV scale. Specific directions include supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model, models of supersymmetry breaking, and string phenomenology, with an emphasis on CP violation and flavor …
Lisa Washington
Assistant Professor of Law · Law School
Lisa Washington is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School. Her research and scholarship engage with the family regulation system and epistemic justice, and she has also written on immigration law, drawing on her legal practice experience w…
Lu Lu
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Astroparticle Physics, Multi-messenger Astronomy
Lucas Zoet
Professor, Dean L. Morgridge Chair in Geoscience · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Surface processes affect the world around us every day. They dictate a safe location for building a structure or help us better understand future sea-level rise. I work on surface processes related to glaciers and coastal environments.
I conduct research aimed at understanding t…
Luigi Puglielli, MD, PhD
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Puglielli's research program focuses broadly on molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. His laboratory employs a combination of biochemical, cellular, molecular, and genetic approaches in in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo models. In 2007, his group reporte…
Luigi Puglielli, MD, PhD
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Puglielli's research program focuses broadly on molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. His laboratory employs a combination of biochemical, cellular, molecular, and genetic approaches in in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo models. In 2007, his group reporte…
Majid Afshar
Director, ICTR Learning Health System; Associate Professor · Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Majid Afshar is the Director of the ICTR Learning Health System and an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His work focuses on advancing learning health systems to improve patient care and outcomes.
Marianne P. Bitler
Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis · University of California, Davis
Economics, Public Policy, Education
Mariel Barnes
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Barnes’ primary research agenda examines everyday forms of violence against women, gender, and the politics of the welfare state with a specific focus on highly industrialized countries. She also is interested in the relationship between gender and institutions, including the rep…
Mariel Pettee
Assistant Professor, Bernice Durand Faculty Fellow · University of Wisconsin–Madison
AI for High-Energy Physics and Astrophysics; Interdisciplinary Foundation Models for Fundamental Physics
Mark Eriksson
John Bardeen Professor, Steenbock Professor, and Wisconsin Quantum Institute Director · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Quantum computing; qubits in silicon; experimental studies of nanostructures, especially nanoscale electronic systems; thermal transport in nanoscale systems.
Mark Friesen
Distinguished Scientist · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Quantum computing, semiconductor physics, device modeling
Mark Markel, DVM, PhD
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor · School of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Markel has been a UW-Madison faculty member since 1990, conducting research in comparative orthopedics focused on bone, tendon, and cartilage regeneration.
Mark Saffman
Johannes Rydberg Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Atomic physics; quantum computing with neutral atoms; quantum optics; entanglement; nonlinear optics; solitons; pattern formation
Martha J. Bailey
Professor · University of California, Los Angeles
Labor economics, demography, health, and economic history
Mary Ager
Associate Professor · University of Georgia
Social policy and consumer debt, Predatory lending, Informal economy, Poverty policy, Community economic development
Matt Hitchman
Associate Professor of the Practice of Social Science · College of Letters and Science
Climate and Climate Change, Synoptic Meteorology, Large Scale Dynamics
Matthew Otten
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Quantum Information Science, Open Quantum Systems, Quantum Computing
Maxim G Vavilov
Professor, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Program and Academic Affairs · University of Wisconsin–Madison
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Mayra Oyola-Merced
Assistant Professor · College of Letters and Science
My research focuses on satellite remote sensing, radiative transfer, and modeling to improve understanding of severe weather and aviation hazards. I lead the SOARS (Satellite Remote Sensing for Aviation, Radiation, and Severe Weather) research group at the University of Wisconsin…
Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A social epidemiologist, she is an Investigator in the Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups Core of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Her research fo…
Meghan Brennan
Pilot Awards Program Co-Director · School of Medicine and Public Health
Meghan Brennan is a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she serves as Co-Director of the Pilot Awards Program in the Department of Medicine. She holds an MS in Epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin and completed a Chie…
Melinda Soares-Furtado
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Melinda Soares-Furtado is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she works in stellar and exoplanet astrophysics. Her research focuses on determining stellar ages, discovering and characterizing young exoplanets, and stud…
Michael Cardiff
Professor, Department Chair · University of Wisconsin–Madison
The properties that control the flow, transport, and reactions in groundwater aquifers are heterogeneous at a range of scales — from individual pores to geologic unit assemblages — and this heterogeneity has often limited hydrogeologists’ ability to accurately predict groundwater…
Michael Morgan
Professor · College of Letters and Science
Synoptic Meteorology, Large Scale Dynamics
Michel A. Wattiaux
Professor, Dairy Systems Management · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Dairy cattle nutrition and environmental management and sustainability of dairy systems on a global scale; teaching and learning in college classroom (and institutions of higher education).
Michelle Kimple, PhD
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Kimple leads a multi-level research team whose focus is on understanding how the beta-cells of the pancreas respond to nutrient and hormonal stimulation to affect biological changes. Her group is especially interested in elucidating how dysfunctional G protein-coupled recepto…
Nathaniel Chin, MD
Associate Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Chin studies modifiable risk factors and biomarker disclosure within the Wisconsin ADRC and WRAP study. He collaborates with many of the researchers at the WI ADRC and oversees the clinical care provided to the research participants.
Neil Binkley, MD
Professor · Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Binkley’s research interests include osteoporosis diagnosis, osteoporosis in men, the role of nutrition in skeletal status and the link between muscle, bone and fracture risk. His recent research has focused on vitamin D and sarcopenia, and the connections between biomarkers …
Nicole M. Rogus-Pulia, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Pulia leads a translational research program focused on dysphagia, or swallowing dysfunction, in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The goal of her work is to systematically identify and characterize factors underlying dysphagia in patients with Alzheimer's disease and then t…
Owen Thompson
Associate Professor of Economics · Williams College
Health economics, Public economics, Labor economics, Poverty, intergenerational inequality, and racial discrimination.
Ozioma Okonkwo
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Okonkwo's research focuses on clarifying how alterations in the brain and other biomolecules (such as cerebrospinal fluid β-amyloid) place some cognitively-normal individuals on a pernicious trajectory that culminates in Alzheimer’s disease. He is also interested in discoveri…
Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Okonkwo's research focuses on clarifying how alterations in the brain and other biomolecules place some cognitively normal individuals on a pernicious trajectory that culminates in probable Alzheimer’s disease. In this context, he is also interested in discovering new knowled…
Paul Castañeda Dower
Associate Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Development economics, political economy, economic history, institutions
Paul Mitchell
Department Chair and Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Production economics, pest management, crop biotechnology, crop insurance, commodity support programs, specialty crops, and sustainability
Paul Terry
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Plasma and neutral fluid turbulence in fusion and astrophysics using analytical theory and computation to study basic processes including the role of flow shear on turbulence and transport; physics of intermittency, coherent structures, and granular structures in plasma turbulenc…
Peter T Timbie
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Observational cosmology. Precision measurements of the 2.7 K cosmic microwave background radiation. Searches for gravitational waves from inflation using CMB polarization. Superconducting microwave and millimeter-wave detectors. Studies of large-scale structure with 21-cm tomogra…
Priya Mukherjee
Assistant Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Development, Political Economy, Education, Health
Pupa Gilbert
John D. Wiley Professor of Physics · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Corals skeleton formation mechanisms, enamel evolution, 20nm-resolution spectromicroscopies
Rhiannon Jerch
Assistant Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Rhiannon Jerch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research interests include transportation economics, energy demand, and the economics of aging and health, with recent work examining the eff…
Richard Hartel
Professor, Food Science | Joint with Biological Systems Engineering
Phase transitions (crystallization, glass transition, drying) in foods, with a focus on confectionery (chocolate, sugar candy, etc.) and dairy (ice cream) products.
Rick Chappell
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Professor Chappell is particularly interested in the design and analysis of clinical trials related to aging and AD. He also has carried out research on modeling observational studies of aging.
Robert McDermott
Roeske Professor of Physics · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Superconducting qubits (coherence, quantum measurement, scalable control, topological protection); hybrid quantum systems; dark matter detection
Roman Kuzmin
Dunson Cheng Assistant Professor of Physics · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Roman Kuzmin is the Dunson Cheng Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on quantum physics, including superconductivity, photon detection, and millimeter-wave quantum sensors for applications such as dark matter axion detection…
Rozalyn Anderson
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Anderson’s research focuses on understanding interconnections between nutrition, metabolism, health, and longevity. Reduced calorie intake without malnutrition, a strategy known as caloric restriction (CR), delays aging the onset of age-related disorders in many different spe…
Sam Trejo
Assistant Professor of Sociology · Princeton University
How social and biological factors jointly shape human development across the life course. Quasi-experimental, computational, and biosocial quantitative methods. Research areas: integrating genomic information into social and behavioral sciences (polygenic scores, genetic ancestry…
Sameer Mathur, MD, PhD
Associate Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Mathur is studying how eosinophils contribute to disease activity in the context of asthma and eosinophilic esophagitis. Dr. Mathur is the principal investigator for the laboratory core studying the role of eosinophils on airway inflammation and projects examining inflammator…
Sanjay Asthana, MD
Duncan G. and Lottie H. Ballantine Chair in Geriatrics · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Asthana has been funded continuously by NIH for more than 22 years and has published extensively in the fields of hormone therapy, Alzheimer's disease and gerontology. He has conceived and guided numerous research studies in the field of dementia and aging research and has co…
Sanjay Asthana, MD
Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Asthana’s research program broadly focuses on clinical psychopharmacology and neuroendocrinology of gonadal steroids and cholinergic drugs in Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging.
Sarah Bruch
Director of Doctoral Studies, Associate Professor · Biden School of Public Policy & Administration
Social stratification and inequality, race and ethnicity, social policy and politics, sociology of education, political sociology, education policy, quantitative methods
Scott A. Rankin
Professor and Chair, Food Science · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Characterization of primarily dairy food flavor with sensory and instrumental techniques; programs and short courses in support of the dairy foods processing industry.
Shannon Casey
Director, Program Evaluation and Research · Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Shannon Casey is affiliated with the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research interests include clinical research training, education, the science of team science, and qualitative methods.
Sheldon (Xiaodong) Du
Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
economics of agriculture, crop insurance, commodity markets, economics of renewable energy
Silvia Helena Barcellos
Associate Professor · College of Letters and Science
Silvia Helena Barcellos is an Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences and Public Affairs. She is a health economist, and her work aims to understand the interplay between socio-economic status and health across the lifespan, with a focus on the role public policy plays …
Sridhara Dasu
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Study of fundamental properties of particles and fields using high energy physics.
Stanislav Boldyrev
Loubat Professor of American Archaeology · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stanislav Boldyrev is a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on turbulence and magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, particularly the large-scale dynamics of space and astrophysical plasmas governed by Alfvén modes.
Stephanie Henderson
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Climate and Climate Change, Large Scale Dynamics
Sterling Johnson, PhD
Jean R. Finley Professor of Geriatrics and Dementia · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Johnson's current projects include the following:
- Disambiguating the multiple causes of cognitive decline in addition to Alzheimer’s disease
- The WRAP longitudinal study
- Tau and amyloid imaging in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease
- Developing better methods for id…
Sterling Johnson, PhD
Professor · Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Johnson’s research is focused on three main themes: 1) presymptomatic detection of Alzheimer’s disease at the level of the individual person using advanced biomarker technology; 2) health and lifestyle factors that increase or decrease risk for Alzheimer’s disease and eventua…
Steve Barczi, MD
Professor (CHS) · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Barczi's academic research interests include telemedicine, education innovation and sleep medicine.
Tessa Conroy
Associate Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Regional economic development, community development, entrepreneurship, and small business dynamics
Thad Walker
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Quantum information using Rydberg Atoms; Spin-exchange optical pumping; Magnetometry
Tiancheng Song
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tiancheng Song is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on condensed matter physics, particularly the study of two-dimensional (2D) materials.
Till Wagner
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Tobey Betthauser, PhD
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Betthauser’s research is focused on developing, validating and applying new analytical methodologies to better understand the temporal events that occur in Alzheimer’s disease and the connection between what can be measured with biomarkers and underlying pathological features…
Tonya Brito
George H. Young Chair Professor of Law · Law School
Access to Civil Justice
Family Law and Policy
Poverty Law
Critical Race Empiricism
Law and Society
Qualitative Research Methods
Tracey Holloway
Professor · Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Climate and Climate Change
Tristan L'Ecuyer
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
My research centers on improving climate predictions by better understanding the processes that govern atmospheric energy balance and the global water cycle. I believe this can only be achieved by combining state-of-the-art remote sensing techniques, innovative analyses of satell…
Tu Anh Huynh
Assistant Professor, Food Science
Research in my lab aims to understand the mechanisms of bacterial stress response, pathogenesis, and antibiotic resistance. We particularly focus on the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, which is the leading cause of foodborne illness mortality. Controlling Listeria grow…
Tulika Bose
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Experimental particle physics, CMS experiment at the LHC, Searches for exotic particles, Dark Matter, Standard Model measurements, Trigger and Data-acquisition systems, Software & Computing.
Vaishali Bakshi
Associate Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Vaishali Bakshi, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Her research interests include the neural mechanisms underlying stress, eating behavior, and the effects of traumatic stres…
Victor Brar
Van Vleck Associate Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, 2D materials, magnetic materials, optics, metasurfaces, thermal emission
Victor Ujor
Assistant Professor, Food Science
Research interests: Fermentation, renewable fuels and biochemicals, metabolic engineering/synthetic biology, bioprocess design, bioconversion of food wastes and agricultural residues to value-added products.
Victoria Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor · School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Williams' research interests include identifying modifiable risk factors for dementia and cognitive decline, as well as exploring factors that promote resilience to age-related brain changes that occur in healthy aging. Her work employs both neuropsychological assessment and …
Vladimir Zhdankin
Assistant Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Yang Bai
Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
theoretical particle physics including dark matter, cosmic rays, black hole, gravitational wave and early universe physics.
Yi Wang
Associate Professor · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Sustainable Vegetable Production and Precision Agriculture
Yibin Pan
Associate Professor · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Experimental High Energy Physics; Search for new particles, including the Higgs Boson, and new phenomena; B physics, especially mixing and CP violation; Experiments include ALEPH at LEP, BaBar at SLAC, and ATLAS at LHC
Yue Ma, PhD
Associate Scientist · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Ma’s research includes two closely related components: First, through the application of advanced statistical methods to research, understand the causes and longitudinal progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and improve diagnosis and prevention of the disease. Second, solve…
Zuzana Burivalova
Principal Investigator · Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Zuzana Burivalova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research focuses on tropical forest ecology and conservation, with particular emphasis on th…
Ángel F. Adames Corraliza
Assistant Professor of Black Studies · University of Wisconsin–Madison
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
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