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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Bryce Sadtler
Chemistry
Luis Alejandro Salas
Classics
Jessica Samuel
Ignacio Sánchez Prado
Romance Languages and Literatures
Michael Sanders
Fernando Sanjenís Gutiérrez
Crickette Sanz
Anthropology
Christine Sasse
Music
Armin Sauermann
Nick Savage
Sean Savoie
Performing Arts
Paolo Scartoni
Ariela Schachter
Sociology
Karl Schaefer
Mathematics
Maggie Schlarman
Biology
Wolfram Schmidgen
English
Leigh E. Schmidt
John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics
Keith Schnakenberg
Political Science
Nancy Schnurr
Romance Languages and Literatures
Lyndsie Schultz
David Schuman
English
Henry Schvey
Performing Arts
Rebecca Sears
Classics
Alexander Seidel
Physics
Stephanie N. Shady
Christopher Shaffer
Biology
Toqeer Shah
Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
John Shareshian
Mathematics
Michael Sherberg
Romance Languages and Literatures
Ila Sheren
Art History and Archaeology
Vincent Sherry
English
Yongseok Shin
Economics
Matthew Shipe
English
Betsy Sinclair
Political Science
Julie Singer
Romance Languages and Literatures
Philip Skemer
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Elzbieta Sklodowska
Romance Languages and Literatures
Virginia Slachman
College Writing Program
Rachel Slaughter
College Writing Program
Cecil Slaughter
Performing Arts
Mattias Smangs
Richard Smith
Anthropology
Steven S. Smith
Political Science
Craig Smith
Biology
Global Studies
Jennifer R. Smith
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
William Smith
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Robert Snarrenberg
Music
Andrew Sobel
Global Studies
Lee Sobotka
Chemistry
Slava Solomatov
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Rose Sommerhauser
Anthropology
Claire Sommers
English
Mitchell Sommers
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Yanli Song
Mathematics
James F. Spriggs II
Political Science
Christopher Stark
Music
Alexander Stefaniak
Music
Paul Steinbeck
Music
Paul Stein
Biology
Ari Stern
Mathematics
Amanda Stewart
Music
Harriet Stone
Romance Languages and Literatures
Megan Stout
Music
David Strait
Anthropology
Joan Strassmann
Biology
Michael Strawbridge
Michael Strube
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Gaylyn Studlar
Film and Media Studies
Jessie Sun
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Qingyi Sun
Nicole Svobodny
Global Studies
Claudia Swan
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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