This article lists notable faculty (past and present) of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Nobel laureates
editCurrent faculty
edit- David Gross, Nobel Prize recipient, Physics, 2004[1]
- Alan Heeger, Nobel Prize recipient, Chemistry, 2000[1]
- Walter Kohn, Nobel Prize recipient, Chemistry, 1998[1]
- Herbert Kroemer, Nobel Prize recipient, Physics, 2000[1]
- Finn Kydland, Nobel Prize recipient, Economics, 2004[1]
- Shuji Nakamura, Nobel Prize recipient, Physics, 2014[1]
Former faculty
edit- Edward C. Prescott, Nobel Prize recipient, Economics, 2004[2]
- John Robert Schrieffer, Nobel Prize recipient, Physics, 1972[3]
- Frank Wilczek, Nobel Prize recipient, Physics, 2004[4]
Pulitzer Prize
edit- Fredrik Logevall, Pulitzer Prize for History recipient, 2013
- N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction recipient, 1969
- Jeffrey C. Stewart, Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction recipient, 2019
Anthropology
edit- James F. Brooks, historian, Native Americans
- Napoleon Chagnon, pioneer of biologically based interpretation of human reproductive and aggressive behavior[5]
- Brian Fagan[6]
- Garrett Hardin, Professor of Human Ecology from 1963 until his (nominal) retirement in 1978; most known for his papers "The Tragedy of the Commons" and "Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor"
- Stuart Tyson Smith, best known for his reconstruction of the ancient Egyptian language for the films Stargate and The Mummy[7]
- John Tooby, pioneer of evolutionary psychology[8]
Art
edit- Ann Bermingham, art historian
- Henri Dorra, art historian
- Kip Fulbeck[9]
- Gary Hugh Brown, Professor Emeritus of Art at UCSB (1966-2006)
Botany
editChemical engineering
editChemistry and biochemistry
edit- Thomas C. Bruice, coined the term "bio-organic chemistry", member of National Academy of Science[11]
- Craig Hawker[12]
- Bruce H. Lipshutz, professor, made significant contributions to copper catalyzed organic reactions[13]
- Ralph G. Pearson, Emeritus, coined the concepts of "hard" and "soft" for acids and bases[14][15]
- Galen D. Stucky, early researcher in the field of materials chemistry[16]
Chicano studies
editComputer science
editCounseling, clinical, and school psychology
edit- Shane R. Jimerson, 2003 co-recipient of the Lightner Witmer Award from the American Psychological Association; noted for his work in school psychology and traumatic stress[19]
- Tania Israel[20] expert in LGBTQ intervention research and dialogue across political disagreement
East Asian languages and cultural studies
editEcology, evolution, and marine biology
edit- Benjamin Halpern – marine biologist, ecologist, and 2016 A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences winner
- William W. Murdoch, population ecologist known for his research in population regulation and predator-prey relationships[22]
Electrical and computer engineering
editEnglish
edit- Hugh Kenner, literary critic
- Shirley Geok-lin Lim, poet and literary scholar
- Marvin Mudrick, literary scholar
Feminist studies
edit- Leila Rupp
- Jacqueline Bobo
- Tania Israel[20] expert in LGBTQ intervention research and dialogue across political disagreement
Film and media studies
editGeography
edit- Reginald Golledge, pioneer in behavioral geography
- Michael Frank Goodchild, most known for work on GIS, or computer mapping[26]
- David Lopez-Carr
- Waldo R. Tobler, known for his first law of geography[27]
Geology
edit- Tanya Atwater, instrumental in the development of the theory of plate tectonics[28]
- Stanley Awramik
- Richard Virgil Fisher, volcanologist
- George R Tilton, pioneer in the measurement and application of isotopes to geology
Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic studies
editGlobal and international studies
edit- Alison Brysk, Mellichamp Chair in Global Governance
- Mark Juergensmeyer
- Paul Orfalea, founder of the copy-chain Kinko's
History
edit- James F. Brooks, Professor of History and Anthropology, Native American history
- Alexander DeConde, Professor Emeritus of History, US diplomatic history
- Dimitrije Đorđević, late Professor of History, Modern Balkan History
- Mary O. Furner, Professor of History, 20th century US
- Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Professor of History, Russian and Soviet history
- C. Warren Hollister, late Professor of History, Medieval Europe
- Immanuel C. Y. Hsu, late Professor of Chinese history
- Wilbur Jacobs, late Professor of History, Native American and Frontier History
- Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History, US Labor
- Albert Lindemann, Professor Emeritus of History, Modern European history
- Harold Marcuse, Associate Professor, Modern European history[29]
- Joachim Remak, late Professor of History, Modern European History
- W. Patrick McCray, Professor of History, History of Science
- David Rock, Professor Emeritus of History, Latin American history
- Jeffrey Burton Russell, Professor Emeritus of History, Medieval European history
- Paul Spickard, Professor of History, 20th-century US, world, and ethnic history
- Jeffrey C. Stewart an American Professor of Black Studies
Linguistics
editMaterials
editMathematics
edit- Michael G. Crandall, winner of the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
- Glen Culler, early innovator in the development of the interactive computing and ARPAnet
- Yitang Zhang
Mechanical engineering
edit- Henry T. Yang, Chancellor[32]
Media arts and technology
editMolecular and cellular biology
edit- Jamey Marth, molecular and cellular biologist, Director of the Center for Nanomedicine, professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Music
edit- Julia Banzi, Ph.D. Ethnomusicology, member of the Al-Andalus Ensemble,[34] expert on Andalusian music and women's ensembles of the Arab world
- John Dearman, Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist, member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ), Director of Guitar Studies
- Alejandro Planchart, Emeritus, professor of musicology, expert on Guillaume Dufay
Philosophy
editPhysics
edit- David Awschalom, best known for his work in spintronics in semiconductors[37]
- James Hartle, together with Stephen Hawking, proposed the Hartle-Hawking wavefunction of the universe, a specific solution to the Wheeler-deWitt equation meant to explain the initial conditions of the Big Bang cosmology[38]
- James S. Langer
- Joseph Polchinski[39]
Political science
edit- M. Kent Jennings, one of the founding fathers of political socialization research and theory.
- Benjamin Cohen, leading scholar in the field of international political economy
- Leah Stokes, political scientist specializing in environmental policy
Psychological and brain sciences
edit- Daphne Bugental, psychologist known for her research on parent-child relationships, infant and child maltreatment, and family violence
- Leda Cosmides, helped pioneer the field of evolutionary psychology[40]
- Michael Gazzaniga, pioneer of cognitive neuroscience[41]
Religious studies
editSociology
editSee also
editReferences
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- ^ "Finn E. Kydland – 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics". Ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ "Robert Schrieffer - Biographical". Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Frank Wilczek - curriculum vitae" (PDF). Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "UCSB Anthropology Department: Faculty--Chagnon". Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "UCSB Anthropology Faculty--Fagan". Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "University of California Santa Barbara - Dr. Stuart Smith". Anth.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "UCSB Anthropology Faculty-Tooby". Anth.ucsb.edu. 2004-06-08. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "- Kip Fulbeck". Archived from the original on June 17, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "UCSB - Chemical Engineering - People - Jacob Israelachvili". Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Thomas C. Bruice". Chem.ucsb.edu. 1981-10-12. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Department of Chemistry - UC Santa Barbara". Chem.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Department of Chemistry - UC Santa Barbara". Chem.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Department of Chemistry - UC Santa Barbara". Chem.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Pearson | Hard | Soft | Acid | Base | Chemogenesis". Meta-synthesis.com. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Stucky Group Biography". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Professor Horacio Roque Ramírez". www.chicst.ucsb.edu.
- ^ "Tao Yang Homepage". Cs.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Lightner Witmer Award". American Psychological Association. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "bio | The Gevirtz School (GGSE) - UC Santa Barbara". education.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "John Nathan - East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "People | Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara". Lifesci.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Larry Rabiner". Ece.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "UCSB / ECE Directories". Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "UCSB: Filmstudies Department Faculty; Dick Hebdige". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Michael Frank Goodchild". Geog.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Waldo Tobler". Geog.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Tanya Atwater Homepage". Geol.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Homepage of Harold Marcuse, Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara". History.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Arthur Gossard". Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Shuji Nakamura". Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Henry T. Yang, Professor and Chancellor". Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Mat - media arts and technology - ucsb". Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Al Andalus Ensemble". Andalus.com. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "UCSB Philosophy | Faculty: C. Anthony Anderson". Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "University of California, Santa Barbara | Department of Philosophy". Philosophy.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Department of Physics - UC Santa Barbara". Physics.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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