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.
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Himadri Pakrasi
Biology
Eloísa Palafox
Romance Languages and Literatures
Mikhail Palatnik
Rita Parai
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Eleanor Pardini
Nelson Pardiño
Romance Languages and Literatures
Sunita Parikh
Political Science
Shanti Parikh
Anthropology
John Parks
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Timothy Parsons
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Anca Parvulescu
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Saori Pastore
Physics
Gary Patti
Chemistry
Amy Pawl
English
Mark Gregory Pegg
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Rachel Penczykowski
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Dolores Pesce
Music
Dorothy Petersen
Economics
Bruce Petersen
Economics
Carl Phillips
English
Maria Piarulli
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Steven Pijut
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Annamaria Pileggi
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Stephanie Pippin
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Werner Ploberger
Economics
Anya Plutynski
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Alessandro Poletto
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Robert Pollak
Amy Pond
Jay Ponder
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John Powers
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Thomas Cody Prang
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Olga Pravdivtseva
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Martha Precup
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Jane Price
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Sarah Price
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Kyle Proehl
Philip Purchase
Comparative Literature and Thought
Michelle Purdy
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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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