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Arts & Sciences has over 1,000 faculty and staff who utilize their diverse expertise in the pursuit of research breakthroughs, gaining a deeper understanding of the world's most pressing issues and serving as mentors of the next generation.
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The Department of Philosophy

Timothy Wencewicz
Department of Chemistry

James Wertsch
Department of Anthropology

Ralf Wessel
Department of Physics

Corey Westfall
Department of Biology

Sarah Weston
Department of English

Robert Wexler
Department of Chemistry

William Whitaker
Performing Arts Department

Brett Wick
Dean's Fellow for Digital Transformation

Mladen Wickerhauser
Department of Mathematics

Douglas A. Wiens
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Denise Wilfley
Psychological & Brain Sciences

Anna Wilke
Department of Political Science

Sidney Williams
Department of Biology

Gerhild Williams
Program in Germanic Languages and Literatures

Princess Williams
Department of Political Science

K. Eliza Williamson
Latin American Studies

Emily Willroth
Psychological & Brain Sciences

Kathryn Wilson
Department of Classics

Elisabeth Windle
Department of English
Adia Harvey Wingfield
Vice Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity

Helina Woldekiros
Department of Anthropology

Liz Wolfson
Program in Public Scholarship

Claire Workinger
Department of Music
Recent Faculty Grants & Awards
Kevin Moeller, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, recently received a nearly $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will support Moeller’s work with the collaborative Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry.
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