KDIS Faculty, Staff, and Affiliated Faculty

Faculty and Program Directors

Najva Akbari, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

RDSC 230

nakbari@cmc.edu

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

rcheng@cmc.edu

Zeynep Enkavi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience

PhD, Psychology (Neuroscience), Stanford University

RDSC 361

zenkavi@cmc.edu

Emily Kolenbrander Ho, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Developmental Biology

PhD, Developmental Biology, Stanford University

RDSC 226

eho@cmc.edu

Jason Keller, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Ecology

PhD, Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame

RDSC 359

jkeller@cmc.edu

Pranav Khandelwal, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

RDSC 356

pkhandelwal@cmc.edu

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

swlee@cmc.edu

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

rhadas@cmc.edu

Erica Moscarello, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Chemistry

PhD, Chemistry, The Ohio State University

RDSC 363

emoscarello@cmc.edu

Avaneesh Narla, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Physics, University of California San Diego

RDSC 357

anarla@cmc.edu

David Nembhard, Ph.D.

Director of Applied Science Programs

PhD, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan

(On leave AY 25-26)

dnembhard@cmc.edu

Paul Nerenberg, Ph.D.

Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Science

PhD, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RDSC 352

pnerenberg@cmc.edu

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

jraberg@cmc.edu

Colin Rathbun, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Chemistry

PhD, Chemistry, University of California, Irvine

RDSC 249

crathbun@cmc.edu

Lars Schmitz, Ph.D.

Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Biology

PhD, Geology, University of California, Davis

RDSC 358

lschmitz@cmc.edu

Eric Schuppe, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience

PhD, Biology, Wake Forest University

RDSC 229

eschuppe@cmc.edu

Nia Walker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Biology

PhD, Biology (Ecology and Evolution) Stanford University

RDSC 227

nwalker@cmc.edu

Emily Wiley, Ph.D.

Director of Program Development

PhD, Molecular Genetics, University of Washington

RDSC 354

ewiley@cmc.edu

Branwen Williams, Ph.D.

George R. Roberts Professor of Integrated Sciences: Environmental Science

PhD, Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University

RDSC 360

bwilliams@cmc.edu

Diana Williams, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience

PhD, Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience), University of Pennsylvania

RDSC 228

dlwilliams@cmc.edu

Shibu Yooseph, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

PhD, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania

RDSC 362

syooseph@cmc.edu

Staff

Tiffany Anderson

Department Administrator

MA, US History, University of California, Irvine

RDSC 344

tanderson@cmc.edu

909-607-2701

Ariana Gray Bé, Ph.D.

Laboratory Director

PhD, Chemistry, Northwestern University

RDSC 343

agraybe@cmc.edu

Joseph Galeno

Environmental/Chemical Health Officer

MPH, California State University, San Marcos

RDSC 038

jgaleno@cmc.edu

Niels Hauksson, Ph.D.

Laboratory Director

PhD, Earth System Science, University of California Irvine

RDSC 207

nhauksson@cmc.edu

Allyn Nguyen, Ph.D.

Laboratory and Vivarium Manager

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

RDSC 343

anguyen@cmc.edu

Risa Purow-Ruderman

Laboratory Manager

BS, Biology, Harvey Mudd College

RDSC 233

rruderman@cmc.edu

Andy Thompson, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. Biology, Brigham Young University

RDSC 364

athompson@cmc.edu