To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles through May.

Caitlin Barrett, assistant professor, classics
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Classical archaeology; cultural, religious and trade connections between Greco-Roman Egypt and the rest of the ancient Mediterranean; Egyptology and Egyptian language; religious syncretism and popular religion in antiquity.
Previous positions: Mellon postdoctoral teaching fellow, classical studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2010-11; consulting scholar, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2010-11; Mellon postdoctoral research scholar, history, Columbia University, 2009-10.
Academic background: A.B., anthropology (archaeology), Harvard University, 2003; M.Phil., anthropology (archaeology), Yale University, 2006; Ph.D., anthropology (archaeology), Yale University, 2009.
Last book read: "Freedom" by Jonathan Franzen.
In her own time: Poetry, singing/listening to Irish folk songs, running, reading, visiting museums.

Wally Boudry, assistant professor, real estate
College: Hotel Administration
Academic focus: Real estate and general finance.
Previous positions: Visiting assistant professor, Stern School of Business, New York University, 2009-11; adjunct assistant professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2006-09.
Academic background: B.Econ, University of Queensland, Australia, 1999; B.Com, University of Queensland, Australia, 2000; M.Phil, finance, Stern School of Business, New York University; 2005; Ph.D., finance, Stern School of Business, New York University, 2006.
Last book read: "I Spy Extreme Challenger" with my 4-year-old daughter or "The Top 100 Wallabies" by Peter Jenkins.
In his own time: "Playing golf (I frequently get to see the less manicured parts of golf courses) and spending time with my family."

Adam Boyko, assistant professor, biomedical sciences
College: Veterinary Medicine
Academic focus: Canine genomics, including the genetic basis of canine disease and morphology, and understanding the domestication and evolutionary history of dogs.
Previous positions: Research associate, genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2009-11; postdoctoral researcher, biological statistics and computational biology, Cornell, 2005-09.
Academic background: B.S. computer science, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1999; B.S. ecology, ethology and evolution, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1999; M.S. computer science, Purdue University, 2004; Ph.D., biology, Purdue University, 2005.
Last book read: "The Last Days of the Incas" by Kim MacQuarrie
In his own time: Spending time with the family, playing acoustic guitar, backyard astronomy, vegetable gardening.

Florentina Bunea, professor of statistical science
College: Computing and Information Science
Academic focus: Machine learning theory and mathematical statistics; theoretical analysis of computationally efficient methods for dimension reduction, model selection and averaging (aggregation) in a variety of high dimensional semiparametric and nonparametric models; inference in high dimensional matrix models and low rank matrix completion; new methodology for the analysis of data arising from neuroscience mental health studies.
Previous positions: Assistant/associate professor, Florida State University, statistics, 2000-11; research/teaching assistant, University of Washington, statistics, 1995-2000.
Academic background: M.S., mathematics, University of Bucharest, Romania, 1991; Ph. D., satistics, University of Washington, Seattle, 2000.
Last book read: "An Instance of the Fingerpost" by Iain Pears.
In her own time: Playing with her son Alin and her dog Rocky and going to the movies.

Anthony Burrow, assistant professor, human development
College: Human Ecology
Academic focus: The influence of racial identity on psychosocial adjustment, purpose in life among youth.
Previous positions: Assistant professor, psychology, Loyola University of Chicago, 2007-11; postdoctoral research fellow, Multicultural Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, 2005-07.
Academic background: B.A., psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998; M.S., developmental psychology, Florida International University, 2002; Ph.D., developmental psychology, Florida International University, 2005.
Last book read: "The Stranger" by Albert Camus.
In his own time: "Spending time with my family, watching movies, sightseeing."

Murillo Campello, professor of finance; Lewis H. Durland Professor of Management
College: Johnson School
Academic focus: Corporate financial management, financial crises, financial markets and credit market imperfections.
Previous position: Alan and Joyce Baltz Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009-11; corporate finance research associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010-11.
Academic background: B.A., economics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991; M.Sc., business administration, Pontifical Catholic University, Brazil, 1994; Ph.D., finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000.
Last book read: "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini.
In his own time: "Enjoy my free time with my two sons, Arthur and Thomas, and my wife, Maria. Love traveling to different countries."

Cathy Caruth, Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, English and comparative literature
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: British and German Romanticism, literary theory, the literature and theory of trauma, psychoanalysis.
Previous positions: Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Comparative Literature and English, Emory University, 1995-2011; associate professor of English, Yale University, 1992-94; assistant professor of English, Yale University, 1986-92.
Academic background: B.A., comparative literature, Princeton University, 1977; Ph.D., comparative literature, Yale University, 1988.
Last book read: "De l'Esprit" by Jacques Derrida.
In her own time: "When is that?"

Joshua F. Cerra, assistant professor, landscape architecture
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Academic focus: Studio and seminar instruction bridging urban ecological science and sustainable design practice. Interdisciplinary research interests include urban ecological systems, urban ecological design and sustainable development planning.
Previous positions: Environmental designer/senior ecologist, Herrera Inc., Portland, Ore., 2007-11; adjunct professor, architecture, University of Oregon, Portland, 2011; environmental designer/project ecologist, David Evans and Associates, Portland, 2003-07; restoration designer, Habitats Inc., Eugene, Ore., 2002-03; habitat modeling research assistant, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Metro Region, St. Paul, Minn., 2001-02; resource planning research assistant, Center for Rural Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., 1999-2001; wildlife biological/plant biological technician, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Medford, Ore., 1996-99.
Academic background: B.A., biology, Vassar College, 1993; M.L.A., landscape architecture, University of Minnesota, 2003.
Last book read: "The Wind Masters" by Pete Dunne.
In his own time: Birding, hiking, mountain biking.

Ellie Choi, assistant professor, Asian studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Korean intellectual and cultural history, Seoul City, Diamond Mountains, Japanese collaboration, Korean literature.
Previous positions: Visiting assistant professor, Asian and Middle Eastern languages and literatures, Dartmouth College, 2011; visiting assistant professor, East Asian studies, Smith College, 2010-11.
Academic background: B.A./ B.M., English literature and piano performance, Northwestern University, 1995; M.A., Korean studies, University of California-Los Angeles, 2000; Ph.D., Korean studies, Harvard University, 2009.
Last book read: "Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin.
In her own time: "I like to cook and go to flea markets. I love to garden."

Howard Chong, assistant professor, applied sustainable economics
College: Hotel Administration
Academic focus: Environmental and energy economics; behavioral economics; industrial organization.
Academic background: B.S., electrical engineering, computer science and material science engineering, University of California-Berkeley, 2002; Ph.D., agricultural and resource economics, 2011.
Last book read: "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly" by Anthony Bourdain.
In his own time: "Cooking and eating, dance, hiking and outdoor adventure sports."

Tanzeem Choudhury, associate professor, information science
College: Computing and Information Science
Academic focus: Creating systems that can reason about human activities, interactions and social networks; using mobile sensors in everyday real-world environments.
Previous positions: Assistant professor of computer science, Dartmouth College, 2008-11; researcher, Intel Research, Seattle, 2003-08.
Academic background: B.S., electrical engineering, University of Rochester, 1997; M.S., 1997, Ph.D. 2004, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab.
Last book read: "Bossy Pants" by Tina Fey.
In her own time: "Cook, travel, eat."

Damon Clark, assistant professor, policy analysis and management
College: Human Ecology
Academic focus: Economics of education, labor economics, public economics.
Previous positions: Visiting assistant professor, economics, Princeton University, 2009-11; assistant professor, economics, University of Florida, 2005-11.
Academic background: B.A., economics, Newcastle University, 1994; M.Phil., economics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1997; D.Phil., economics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 2002.
Last book read: "The Odyssey" by Simon Armitage.
In his own time: "I enjoy playing soccer, watching soccer (and most other sports), reading, traveling and spending time with my family in England, when I get a chance."

Elisha Cohn, assistant professor, English
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Victorian novels and poetry.
Previous positions: University of California-Los Angeles Ahmanson-Getty postdoctoral fellow 2010-11.
Academic background: B.A., English literature, University of California-Berkeley, 2002; M.St., (Master of Studies), 20th-century British literature, Oxford University, 2004; Ph.D., English literature, Johns Hopkins University, 2010.
Last book read: "Summer Will Show" by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
In her own time: Complex cooking projects, hiking, analogue photography.

Andrew Davis, assistant professor of operations management
College: Johnson School
Academic focus: Behavioral and experimental studies in operations management, specifically investigations relating to sourcing/procurement and contracting in supply chains.
Previous positions: Teaching assistant, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, 2005-11; senior operations analyst, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Keene, N.H., 2006-07; economic development program specialist, Camoin Associates, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 2003-04.
Academic background: B.A., mathematical economics, Colgate University, 2003; MBA, supply chain management, 2006, and Ph.D., business administration, 2011, both at the Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University.
Last book read: "Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely.
In his own time: Tennis, cycling, fishing and piano.

Ricardo Daziano, assistant professor, civil and environmental engineering
College: Engineering
Academic focus: Microeconometric choice models for forecasting consumers' response to environmentally friendly technologies with a focus on low-emission vehicles, estimating willingness to pay for renewable energy, and modeling the adoption of sustainable behavior.
Previous positions: Research assistant, Université Laval, 2008-10; research assistant, Universidad de Chile, 2000-04.
Academic background: B.Sc, industrial engineering, Universidad de Chile, 1999; M.Sc, transportation engineering, Universidad de Chile, 2001; Ph.D., economics, Université Laval, Canada, 2010.
Last book read: "How We Decide" by Jonah Lehrer.
In his own time: Oil painting, languages, ancient Mediterranean art and culture, and baroque opera. "I am passionate about Italian cuisine and am a devoted home cook."

Olivier Desjardins, assistant professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College: Engineering
Academic focus: Large-scale computational modeling of turbulent multiphase reacting flows.
Previous positions: Assistant professor, mechanical engineering , University of Colorad, Boulder, 2008-11; postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University, 2008.
Academic background: M.S., aerospace engineering, Supaero, Toulouse, France, 2004; M.S., mechanical engineering, Stanford University, 2004; Ph.D., mechanical engineering, Stanford University, 2008.
Last book read: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" by Daniel C. Dennett.
In his own time: "Spending time with my wife and daughter, hiking, reading."

Pedro Erber, assistant professor, Romance studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Literature, cultural studies, critical theory, visual arts, political thought.
Previous positions: Assistant professor of Brazilian studies and comparative literature, Rutgers University, 2009-2011.
Academic background: B.A., philosophy U.F.R.J., Brazil, 1998; M.A., philosophy, P.U.C. - Rio de Janeiro, 2000; Ph.D., East Asian studies, Cornell, 2009.
Last book read: "Benedicte Ve o Mar" by Laura Erber.
In his own time: Dancing salsa.

Jintu Fan, professor and chair, fiber science and apparel design
College: Human Ecology
Academic focus: Interaction between the human body, clothing and environment, and on that basis, the development of apparel with enhanced comfort and aesthetic appeal.
Previous positions: Associate head and professor, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2005-11; associate professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2001-05; assistant professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1996-2001.
Academic background: B.S., textile engineering, China Textile University, 1985; Ph.D., clothing science, The University of Leeds, 1989; D.Sc., clothing science, The University of Leeds, 2011.
Last book read: "Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior" by Geoffrey Miller.
In his own time: "Husband and father of two daughters; playing various sports including tennis, hiking, snooker, golf and swimming."

Maria Fitzpatrick, assistant professor, policy analysis and management
College: Human Ecology
Academic focus: Economics of education, labor economics, public economics.
Previous position: Searle Freedom Trust postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University, 2008-11.
Academic background: B.A., 2000; M.A., 2004; Ph.D., 2008, all at University of Virginia at Chapel Hill.
Last book read: "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery.
In her own time: "Hiking, cooking, eating and generally anything where I am outdoors and/or with my dog."

Paul Fleming, professor, German studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Eighteenth to 20th-century German literature, with an emphasis on classicism, romanticism and realism; aesthetic theory, hermeneutics, critical theory, theories of the comic.
Previous positions: Associate professor, German, New York University, 2007-11; assistant professor, German, New York University, 2001-07.
Academic background: B.A., comparative literature, Brown University, 1991; M.A., German, 1997; Ph.D., German, 2001, Johns Hopkins University.
Last book read: "The Green Henry" by Gottfried Keller.
In his own time: Cycling and watching soccer.

Michael Frakes, assistant professor
College: Law School
Academic focus: Empirical research in health law and law and economics, with a particular interest in understanding how certain legal and financial incentives affect the decisions of physicians and other health care providers.
Previous positions: Lecturer on law and academic fellow, Harvard Law School's Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics, 2009-11; aging and health economics fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007-09; associate, mergers and acquisitions group of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 2005-07.
Academic background: B.S., economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2001; J.D., Harvard Law School, 2005; Ph.D., economics, MIT, 2009.
Last book read: "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly.
In his own time: Spending time with son, Jack; daughter, Sydney; and wife, Jennifer; skiing; watching movies.

Eli Friedman, assistant professor, international and comparative labor
College: ILR School
Academic focus: Labor, work, China, social movements, unions, globalization.
Academic background: B.A. Asian studies, Bard College, 2002; M.A. sociology, University of California-Berkeley, 2007; Ph.D., sociology, University of California-Berkeley, 2011.
Last book read: "Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire," by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri.
In his own time: Listening to music, making sourdough bread, watching baseball, traveling.

Gregory Fuchs, assistant professor, applied and engineering physics
College: Engineering
Academic focus: Nanoscale magnetism and magnetic materials probed optically and electrically. Uses spin dynamics and quantum control of spin to make precision measurements and develop quantum technology.
Previous positions: Postdoctoral associate, University of California-Santa Barbara, 2007-11. High school physics and chemistry teacher, Cottage Grove, Minn, 1997-2001.
Academic background: B.S., physics and chemistry education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996; M.S., 2003 and Ph.D., 2007, both in applied physics, Cornell University.
Last book read: "Ysabel" by Guy Gavriel Kay.
In his own time: "Spending time with my wife, Nancy Fuchs, and our daughter, Anna."

Chris Garces, assistant professor, anthropology
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Catholic humanitarianism; Latin American politics and religion; race, charity and sovereignty.
Previous positions: Mellon postdoctoral fellow, anthropology, Cornell, 2009-11; visiting assistant professor, anthropology, Sarah Lawrence College, 2006-2009.
Academic background: B.A., sociology and anthropology, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1996; M.A., anthropology, George Washington University, 1999; Ph.D., anthropology, Princeton University, 2009.
Last book read: "The Black Jacobins" by C.L.R. James.
In his own time: Hiking, biking, reading, finding and sharing honeys from around the world.

Andrew Hicks, assistant professor, music and medieval studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Intellectual history of musical theory and thought (especially ancient and medieval); late-ancient and medieval Pythagoreanism and Platonism; medieval Latin philology and manuscript studies; medieval Persian literature.
Academic background: B.Mus., piano and classics, Truman State University, 2001; M.A., musicology, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, 2003; M.A., medieval studies, University of Toronto, 2005; Ph.D., medieval studies, University of Toronto, 2011.
Last book read: "Inherent Vice" by Thomas Pynchon.
In his own time: "Playing piano, reading, cooking, exploring farmer's markets with my wife."

Saida Hodzic, assistant professor, anthropology and feminist, gender and sexuality studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Cultures and logics of NGOs and women's rights activism, and their convergences with global health, sovereignty and neoliberalism; unexpected social change and the contingencies of governmental power.
Previous positions: Louise Lamphere Visiting Assistant Professor in Gender Studies, Brown University, 2010-11; assistant professor, women and gender Studies, George Mason University, 2007-11.
Academic background: B.A. equivalent, University of Cologne, Germany, 1998; M.A., sociocultural anthropology, English philology, Spanish philology, University of Cologne, Germany, 2002; Ph.D., joint program in medical anthropology, University of California-San Francisco and University of California-Berkeley, 2006.
Last book read: "The Wrong Blood" by Manuel de Lope.
In her own time: Travel.

Louis Hyman, assistant professor, labor relations, law and history
College: ILR School
Academic focus: U.S. history, especially the history of American capitalism.
Previous positions: Associate, McKinsey and Co., 2009-10; fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2008-09; lecturer, Harvard University, 2007-08.
Academic background: B.A., history and mathematics, Columbia University, 1999; Ph.D., history, Harvard University, 2007.
Last book read: "American Property," by Stuart Banner.
In his own time: Running, vegetarian cooking, pre-code (the era between the introduction of sound in films in the late 1920s and the enforcement of censorship guidelines in 1934) Hollywood movies.

Steve Jackson, assistant professor, computing and information science
College: Computing and Information Science
Academic focus: Information technology policy (especially telecommunications, research and innovation policy); social/cultural/historical analyses of information and information technology; computation and new technological development in the sciences (especially ecology and the earth sciences); simulation modeling, governance and environmental conflict (especially water modeling and politics in the American Southwest); IT and international development.
Previous positions: Assistant professor, School of Information, University of Michigan, 2005-11; fellow, National Center for Digital Government at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2004-05.
Academic background: B.A., English and creative writing, Concordia University, Canada,1994; M.A., political economy, Carleton University, Canada, 1998; Ph.D., communication and science studies, University of California-San Diego, 2005.
Last book read: "The Baroque Trilogy" by Neal Stephenson.
In his own time: "Hiking, biking, kayaking, music, zoo-keeping (we have WAY too many animals)."

Toshimitsu Kawate, assistant professor, molecular medicine
College: Veterinary Medicine
Academic focus: Architecture and mechanisms of membrane proteins involved in cell-cell communication.
Previous positions: Postdoctoral fellow, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 2009-11.
Academic background: B.S., biology, Osaka University, 1998; Ph.D., biochemistry and biophysics, Columbia University, 2005.
Last book read: "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" by Oliver Sacks.
In his own time: Mostly watching but sometimes playing ice hockey, football and basketball.

Lori Khatchadourian, assistant professor, Near Eastern studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Archaeology of empire, social and archaeological theory, Eurasia and the South Caucasus, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ancient Near East, Soviet and post-Soviet studies.
Previous positions: Hirsch postdoctoral fellow in archaeology, Cornell, 2010-11; program officer, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, 1999-2002.
Academic background: B.A., classics and international government, Georgetown University, 1997; M.Sc., government and Russian and post-Soviet studies, London School of Economics, 1998; Ph.D., classical archaeology, University of Michigan, 2008.
Last book read: "The Captive and the Gift: Cultural Histories of Sovereignty in Russia and the Caucasus" by Bruce Grant.
In her own time: "Spending time with my family, jogging."

Julilly Kohler-Hausmann, assistant professor, history
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Modern U.S. history, specializing in law, politics, and social and criminal policy.
Previous positions: Doctoral fellow, Heyman Center for the Humanities, Columbia University, 2010-11.
Academic background: B.A., Soviet history, Bard College, 1997; Ph.D., U.S. history, University of Illinois, 2010.
Last book read: "Good Night Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown.
In her own time: "Traveling, following politics and exploring our new community with my husband and son."

Jan Lammerding, assistant professor, cell and molecular biology and biomedical engineering
College: Engineering
Academic focus: Cellular biomechanics and mechanotransduction signaling; improving our understanding of the disease mechanisms underlying muscular dystrophies, cardiomyopathies, premature aging and cancer.
Previous positions: Assistant professor/associate biophysicist, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, 2008-11; Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, 2008-10; instructor, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, 2005-08; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, 2004-05.
Academic background: B.S., biomechanical engineering and computational modeling, Dartmouth College, 1997; Diplom Ingenieur, mechanical and biomedical engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, 1999; Ph.D., bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004.
Last book read: "Kokoro" by Natsume Soseki.
In his own time: "I like to relax and unwind playing volleyball (beach and indoors), basketball, golf, scuba diving and traveling."

Ben Lawrence, assistant professor, food and beverage management
College: Hotel Administration
Academic focus: Primary research interest involves channels of distribution with a focus on relationships within the context of franchising.
Academic background: B.S., hotel administration, Cornell, 1997; MBA, marketing and finance, Texas A&M University, 2001; Ph.D., marketing, Boston University, 2011.
Last book read: "Charismatic Capitalism: Direct Selling Organizations in America," by Nicole Woolsey Biggart.
In his own time: "Exploring with my kids, John and Rowan, and cooking with my family and friends."

Adam Seth Levine, assistant professor, government
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Political behavior, public policy and empirical methodology.
Previous positions: Research fellow, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Vanderbilt University, 2010-11.
Academic background: B.A., independent major program, Cornell, 2003; M.A., applied economics, University of Michigan, 2010; Ph.D., political science, University of Michigan, 2010.
Last book read: "Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits that Plunged the Airlines into Chaos" by Thomas Petzinger Jr.
In his own time: "Foremost among my hobbies is commercial aviation. I enjoy reading about and trying to understand how the industry works and the strategy of its decision-makers. I also enjoy flying."

Tasha Lewis, assistant professor, fiber science and apparel design
College: Human Ecology
Academic focus: Technology and innovation in the apparel industry, including 3-D body scanning and mass customization; sustainability and fashion.
Previous positions: Assistant professor, School of Fashion, Ryerson University, 2009-2011.
Academic background: B.A., Spanish, Ohio State University, 1995; M.S., consumer and textile science, Ohio State University, 2000; Ph.D., apparel design, Cornell, 2009.
Last book read: "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett.
In her own time: "Wii Fit, archiving my personal clothing collection, and freelance ice cream tasting.

Shanjun Li, assistant professor, environmental economics, energy economics and sustainable enterprise, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Academic focus: Environmental and energy economics, industrial organization, econometrics, applied microeconomics.
Previous positions: Fellow, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C., 2009-11; assistant professor of economics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2007-09.
Academic background: B.A., international economics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 1998; M.S., agricultural economics, Michigan State University, 2002; Ph.D., economics, Duke University, 2007.
Last book read: "Finders Keepers? How the Law of Capture Shaped the World Oil Industry" by Terence Daintith.
In his own time: "Spending time with my children, entertaining friends, playing table tennis and volleyball if I can."

Claire S.H. Lim, assistant professor, economics
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Political economy, law and economics; the influence of institutional variation across state governments on incentives of public officials and economic policy outcomes.
Previous positions: Assistant professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 2008-11.
Academic background: B.A., economics and political science, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2002; Ph.D., economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2008.

Julius B. Lucks, assistant professor, chemical and biomolecular engineering
College: Engineering
Academic focus: Bottom-up design and construction of sophisticated genetic systems with predictable function; particularly how RNA molecules can be engineered to construct genetic networks in cells, and how next-generation DNA sequencing can be used as an engineering tool to understand RNA folding and RNA engineering.
Academic background: