KDIS Faculty, Staff, and Affiliated Faculty

Faculty and Program Directors

Najva Akbari.

Najva Akbari, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

RDSC 230

[email protected]

Rui Cheng.

Rui Cheng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Climate, Energy, and the Environment

PhD, Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology

RDSC 353

[email protected]

Pranav Khandelwal.

Pranav Khandelwal, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

RDSC 356

[email protected]

Shaun Lee.

Shaun Lee, Ph.D.

Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

PhD, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health Sciences University

RDSC 250

[email protected]

Dr. Ran Libeskind-Hadas

Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology and Founding Chair

PhD, Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

RDSC 347

[email protected]

Avaneesh Narla.

Avaneesh Narla, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Physics, University of California San Diego

RDSC 357

[email protected]

David Nembhard.

David Nembhard, Ph.D.

Director of Applied Science Programs

PhD, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan

(On leave AY 25-26)

[email protected]

Paul Nerenberg

Paul Nerenberg, Ph.D.

Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Science 

PhD, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RDSC 352

[email protected]

Jon Raberg.

Jon Raberg, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Chemistry of Climate, Energy, and the Environment

PhD, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder

RDSC 355

[email protected]

Eric Schuppe.

Eric Schuppe, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience

PhD, Biology, Wake Forest University

RDSC 229

[email protected]

Nia Walker.

Nia Walker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Biology

PhD, Biology (Ecology and Evolution) Stanford University

RDSC 227

[email protected]

Branwen Williams.

Branwen Williams, Ph.D.

George R. Roberts Professor of Integrated Sciences: Environmental Science

PhD, Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University

RDSC 360

[email protected]

Diana Williams.

Diana Williams, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience

PhD, Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience), University of Pennsylvania

RDSC 228

[email protected]

Shibu Yooseph.

Shibu Yooseph, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

PhD, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania

RDSC 362

[email protected]

Staff

Tiffany Anderson.

Tiffany Anderson

Department Administrator

MA, US History, University of California, Irvine

RDSC 344

[email protected]

909-607-2701

Ariana Gray Bé.

Ariana Gray Bé, Ph.D.

Laboratory Director

PhD, Chemistry, Northwestern University

RDSC 343

[email protected]

Joseph Galeno.

Joseph Galeno

Environmental/Chemical Health Officer

MPH, California State University, San Marcos

RDSC 038

[email protected]

Niels Hauksson.

Niels Hauksson, Ph.D.

Laboratory Director

PhD, Earth System Science, University of California Irvine

RDSC 207

[email protected]

Allyn Nguyen.

Allyn Nguyen, Ph.D.

Laboratory and Vivarium Manager

PhD, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Ecology
University of California Riverside

RDSC 343

[email protected]

Risa Purow-Ruderman.

Risa Purow-Ruderman

Laboratory Manager

BS, Biology, Harvey Mudd College

RDSC 233

[email protected]

Andy Thompson.

Andy Thompson, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. Biology, Brigham Young University

RDSC 364

[email protected]

Affiliated Faculty

Gautam Agarwal.

Gautam Agarwal, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Neuroscience

Bethany Caulkins.

Bethany Caulkins, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Chemistry

Scot Gould.

Scot Gould, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Physics

Adam Landsberg.

Adam Landsberg, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Chemistry

Aaron Leconte.

Adam Leconte, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Chemistry

Donald McFarlane.

Donald McFarlane, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Biology and Environmental Science

Sarah Marzen.

Sarah Marzen, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Physics

Diane Thomson.

Diane Thomson, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Biology and Environmental Science

Tessa Solomon-Lane.

Tessa Solomon-Lane, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Neuroscience

Sandra Watson.

Sandra Watson, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Neuroscience

Anna Wenzel.

Anna Wenzel, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Chemistry

Nancy Williams.

Nancy Williams, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Chemistry

Sierra Williams.

Sierra Williams, Ph.D.

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

Specialization: Chemistry