Our people are extraordinary.

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.

select honors from our faculty

9 Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences
18 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients
18 elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Zhao Ma

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Richard Mabbs

Chemistry

Phillip Maciak

English

Edward Macias

Chemistry

Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp

John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics

Deirdre Maitre

Music

Ron Mallon

PhilosophyPhilosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology

Liz Mallott

Biology

Zachary Manditch-Prottas

American Culture Studies

Ben Mansfeld

Rodolfo Manuelli

Economics

Raven Maragh-Lloyd

African and African-American Studies

David Marchant

Performing Arts

Marvin Marcus

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Lori Markson

Psychological & Brain Sciences

Fiona Marshall

Anthropology

Henri Martikainen

Mathematics

Andrew Martin

Political Science

Beth Martin

Environmental Studies

Claire Masteller

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Jeffery Matthews

Performing Arts

William J. Maxwell

EnglishAfrican and African-American Studies

Cameron Maynard

Thembelani Mbatha

John E. McCarthy

Mathematics

Mark McDaniel

Psychological & Brain Sciences

Kathleen McDermott

Psychological & Brain Sciences

Paige McGinley

Performing Arts

Erin McGlothlin

Vice Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences

Matt McGrath

Philosophy

William McKelvy

English

William B. McKinnon

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Heather McPherson

English

Edward McPherson

English

Augusto Medeiros da Rosa

Physics

James Mertens

Physics

Alex Meshik

Physics

Rebecca Messbarger

Romance Languages and Literatures

Justin Meyer

Steven Meyer

English

Roger Michaelides

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Melanie Micir

English

Robert Milder

English

Krista Milich

Anthropology

Boyd Millar

Philosophy

Kathryn Miller

Biology

Angela Miller

Art History and Archaeology

Allison Milner

Kevin Moeller

Chemistry

Margot Moinester

Sociology

Peter Monahan

College Writing Program

Debashis Mondal

Diana Montaño

History

Jacob Montgomery

Political Science

Rick Moore

Alicia Moore

Molly Moore

Timothy Moore

Classics

Mabel Moraña

Romance Languages and Literatures

Robert Mark Morgan

Performing Arts

Ayami Morita

Lucia Motolinia

Political Science

Natalie G. Mueller

Anthropology

Shankar Mukherji

Physics

Jacob Muldoon

Jose'-Maria Munoz

Kater Murch

Physics

Sowande' Mustakeem

HistoryAfrican and African-American Studies

Mungai Mutonya

African and African-American Studies

Timothy Myers

Music

Jonathan Myers

Biology

Joel Myerson

Psychological & Brain Sciences

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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