New Faculty
Walter Harris, Associate Professor, Applied Science
Dr. Harris's expertise is in space science, with a focus on planetary upper atmospheres and magnetospheres, interplanetary media and comets. He has developed remote sensing instrumentation, particularly ultraviolet, for ground-based and space-based systems.
Dr. Harris comes to us from University of Washington, where he was an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences.
He received his Ph.D. in astronomy and atmospheric and space sciences at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Posted: 11/13/07
Julia Fan, Assistant Professor, Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Dr. Fan comes to us from Virginia Tech, where as an assistant professor she taught courses in the Biological Systems Engineering major.
She received her Ph.D. in chemical and biochemical engineering and her Master of Engineering Management both at Dartmouth College.
Dr. Fan is one of the faculty recruited for the UC Davis Energy for the Future Initiative. Her research interests involve conversion of biomass to energy, focusing on analyzing and optimizing processes as well as the economic viability of enzyme and microbial catalytic production of renewable biofuels.
Posted: 11/13/07
Leonor Saiz, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Saiz's research interests are focused on multi-scale modeling of biological networks from the atomic to the cellular level with the goal of elucidating their function and design.
She received her Masters degree in physics and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry, both at University of Barcelona, Spain.
Dr. Saiz received postdoctoral training in the chemistry departments at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK, and University of Pennsylvania, with additional training at the Center for Molecular Modeling at University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Saiz comes to us most recently as a research associate in the Integrative Biological Modeling Laboratory at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Posted: 11/13/07
Adam Moulé, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Dr. Moulé's research focus is in the field of organic photovoltaics, specializing in magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging, the understanding of novel concepts, the design and implementation of new instrumentation, and applications to studies of materials.
Committed to educating students, Dr. Moulé was the first undergraduate at University of Oregon to teach an upper division course in their chemistry department.
Dr. Moulé served as a postdoctoral fellow and project leader at University of Cologne in Germany before accepting his position here. He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry at UC Berkeley.
Posted: 11/13/07
Christopher Cappa, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Cappa comes to us from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Colorado, where he was a postdoctoral research associate.
His work is in air quality, focusing on gaining a better understanding of the chemical and physical processes involved in the transformation of gas-phase molecules into aerosol particles in the atmosphere. He is studying the practical effects of aerosol formation processes on local, regional and global climate and air quality.
Dr. Cappa earned his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at UC Berkeley.
Posted: 11/13/07
Alissa Kendall, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Kendall earned a joint Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering/Natural Resource Policy at University of Michigan.
Her research interests include design that follows environmental and industrial ecology principles, and life cycle modeling to improve green design of buildings, infrastructure, and related renewable and efficient energy technologies.
aDr. Kendall provides the systems-level integration and analysis that is an essential part of our Energy for the Future Initiative.
Posted: 11/13/07
Ian Davidson, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Dr. Davidson's research interests are data mining, machine learning, information theory and artificial intelligence. He has a strong record in research and publication, and also a history of impacting practical problems.
He worked at Silicon Graphics International in California, after earning a Ph.D. in computer science at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Most recently, Dr. Davidson served as an assistant professor at University at Albany, State University of New York, where he recently won an NSF CAREER Award.
Posted: 11/13/07