Yoav Artzi, assistant professor of computer science
College: Computing and Information Science
Academic focus: The intersection of natural language processing, machine learning and formal semantics
Academic background: B.Sc, computer science, Tel Aviv University, 2008; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2015

Valerie Aymar, assistant professor of landscape architecture
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Academic focus: landscape grading, lightweight structural soil issues and design development
Previous positions: technical director of Landscape Architecture at AECOM – NYC (World Trade Center streetscape projects and Liberty Park)
Academic background: B.A. biology, Swarthmore College (1991); M.L.A., Cornell University (2002)
Last book read: “Low Impact Development and Sustainable Stormwater Management” by Thomas H Cahill
In her own time: “I’ve been trying to learn Spanish and I’m thinking about finding a tutor here at Cornell to really immerse myself in the language. Within the last two years I’ve started taking violin lessons which has been wonderful although I do still sound like a screeching cat on bad days. I will also be looking for a place to throw pots in the near future.”

Matthew Baron, assistant professor of finance
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: banking, financial crises, asset pricing
Previous positions: visiting researcher Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2014); Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2013); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2011-12)
Academic background: B.S. in mathematics, Yale University (2007); M.A. (2012) and Ph.D. (2015) in economics, Princeton University
Last book read: “Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broker the World” by Liaquat Ahamed
In his own time: running, tennis, playing piano

Catherine Barrera, assistant professor of economics
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: using economic theory to explore how developments in production and information technology change the demand for skills, the composition of jobs, wage inequality, and the relationships between workers and organizations.
Previous positions: post-doctoral associate in economics, Cornell University (2014-15)
Academic background: B.A in communication studies, Northwestern University (2007); M.Sc. in applicable mathematics, London School of Economics (2008); A.M. (2011) and Ph.D. (2014) in business economics, Harvard University
Last book read: “Better than Before” by Gretchen Rubin; currently reading “The Second Machine Age” by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
In her own time: painting, spending time with friends, visiting New York City (big fan of the Met and the new Whitney Museum)

Jeremy M. Baskin, assistant professor, chemistry and chemical biology
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: chemical and cell biology of lipid signaling. Chemical approaches to probe the cell biology of diverse classes of lipids in normal physiology and in disease, developing new molecular imaging methods
Previous positions: Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, 2010-2015
Academic background: S.B., chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004); Ph.D., chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 2009
Last book read: “Words Without Music” by Philip Glass
In his own time: playing the piano

Chistopher D.A. Boone, assistant professor of employment relations, human resources and law
College: School of Hotel Administration
Academic focus: labor economics, economic history, economic development
Academic background: B.A. in philosophy and B.S. in civil and environmental engineering, Cornell University (2005); M.S. in civil and environmental engineering, Cornell University (2009); M.A. (2010), M.Phil. (2011) and Ph.D. (2015), economics, Columbia University 
Last book read: “The World in Depression, 1929-1939” by Charles P. Kindleberger
In his own time: soccer, tennis, cookies

Colleen Carey, assistant professor of policy analysis and management
College: Human Ecology
Academic focus: The business of health care
Previous positions: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research, University of Michigan, 2013-15; Staff economist, Council of Economic Advisers, 2011-12
Academic background: B.A., international development studies, Yale University, 2004; Ph.D., economics, Johns Hopkins University, 2013
Last book read: “To be completely honest it was “The Royal We,” something delightfully light that I read on vacation. It’s a very funny, very fictionalized reimagining of what Kate Middleton must have experienced in meeting and marrying Prince William. “
In her own time: playing Ultimate Frisbee.

Julia H. Chang, assistant professor of Romance studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: 19th-Century Spanish literature and culture; gender and feminist studies; medicine and fiction; Hispano-Asian relations; and theories of race and caste 
Previous positions: assistant professor of Hispanic studies, Brown University, 2013-15
Academic background: B.A. humanities, Loyola Marymount University (2003); M.A. Hispanic language and culture, New York University in Madrid (2004); Ph.D. Hispanic languages and literature with a designated emphasis in women, gender and sexuality, University of California, Berkeley (2013) 
Last book read: “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer” by Siddhartha Mukherjee
In her own time: cooking, yoga, gardening, dancing

Suzanne Lanyi Charles, assistant professor of city and regional planning, the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate
College: Architecture, Art, and Planning
Academic focus: physical planning/urban design and real estate development, redevelopment and gentrification, neighborhood change, suburbanization
Previous positions: assistant professor of architecture, Northeastern University (2013-15); assistant professor of urban planning, University of Michigan (2011-13)
Academic background: B.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1992);  M.Arch, Arizona State University (1994); MDesS, Harvard University (2005); DDes, Harvard University (2011)
Last book read: “Triumph of the City” by Ed Glaeser
In her own time: running and hiking, chasing my toddler son

Li Chen, associate professor of operations, technology, and information management
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: supply chain management, behavioral decision making and sustainable and responsible operations
Previous positions: assistant and associate professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University (2008-15); TrueDemand Software (2004-08)
Academic background: Ph.D. in management science and engineering, Stanford University (2005)
Last book read: ”Rejection Proof” by Jia Jiang (a former student)
In his own time: playing basketball, jogging and swimming

Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: domestic politics in international relations, Chinese politics and foreign policy, nationalism and social protest in authoritarian states
Previous positions: assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University (2009-15).
Academic background: B.A., political science, Stanford University (2003); Ph.D., political science (international relations and comparative politics), University of California, San Diego (2008)
Last book read: “Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China” by Evan Osnos
In her own time: Gardening, cooking, growing orchids and raising cats, playing the piano, waltz and swing dancing

Stephanie J. Creary, assistant professor of strategy
College: School of Hotel Administration
Academic Focus: strategic change in organizations, with a focus on the processes, practices, and general identity dynamics that contribute to moments of “success” and “failure”
Previous positions: adjunct faculty, organizational behavior, Simmons School of Management, 2014-15
Academic background: B.S. in communication disorders (1998) and M.S. in speech-language pathology (2000), Boston University; MBA, Simmons College (2007); M.S. (2012) and Ph.D. (2015) in management/organizational studies, Boston College
Last book read: “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
In her own time: Yoga, traveling, exploring the arts, history and different cultures

Yao Cui, assistant professor of operations, technology and information management
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: pricing and revenue management, with an emphasis on providing firms with insights about innovating pricing strategies and incorporating strategic consumer behavior in novel pricing strategies; interface between operations management and other fields including microeconomics and marketing
Previous positions: doctoral student at the Stephen M. Ross of Business, University of Michigan
Academic background: B.Eng. in industrial engineering, Tsinghua University (2009); Ph.D. in business administration, University of Michigan (2015)
Last book read: “The Three-Body Problem” (Chinese science fiction novel)
In his own time: watch TV shows, play the piano

Robert A. DiStasio Jr., assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: theoretical chemistry; the development, implementation and application of novel methodologies that extend the frontiers of electronic structure theory in complex condensed-phase environments
Previous positions: postdoctoral research fellow, Princeton University (2009-15)
Academic background: B.S., biology and chemistry, Portland State University (2003); Ph.D. theoretical chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2009)
Last book read: “Dune” by Frank Herbert and “John Adams” by David McCullough
In his own time: drinking coffee, spending time with my wife and our puggle, reading and coding

Timur Dogan, assistant professor of architecture
College: Architecture, Art, and Planning
Academic focus: investigation of the intersections of architectural design, sustainability, building performance simulation and computational design
Academic background: Dipl. Ing. in architecture at TU Darmstadt (2010); MDES, Harvard Graduate School of Design (2012); Ph.D. in building technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015).
Last book read: “Fire and Memory” by Luis Fernández-Galiano
In his own time: skiing, running, playing the drums

Geoffrey Fisher, assistant professor, Donald W. Watros Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Academic focus: behavioral economics, neuroeconomics, marketing
Academic background: B.A. Cornell (2010); Ph.D., behavioral and social neuroscience, California Institute of Technology (2015)
Last book read: “The Road to Character” by David Brooks
In your own time: “My wife and I enjoy hiking, playing with our dog, and making frequent trips to get ice cream around Ithaca.”

Kevin K. Gaines, the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of Africana Studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: African American history
Previous positions: Robert Hayden Collegiate Professor of History and Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan, 2010-15; director, Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan, 2005-10; professor of history and Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan, 2005-10; associate professor, University of Michigan, 1999-2005; associate professor, University of Texas, Austin, 1996-99; assistant professor, Princeton University, 1991-96
Academic background: M.A., government, Brown University (1987); Ph.D., American civilization, Brown University (1991)
Last book read: “Dreaming Blackness: Black Nationalism and African-American Public Opinion”by Melanye Price
In his own time: listening to/playing music

Sergio I. Garcia-Rios, assistant professor of government and Latino studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: Latino politics, race and ethnicity, political methodology
Previous positions: statistical consultant, the Center for Social Science Computation and Research, University of Washington, 2014-15; research fellow, Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Sexuality, 2010-15; senior researcher, the Washington Survey Research Center 2010-15
Academic background: BBA, BA, economics, philosophy, University of Texas at El Paso, 2007; M.A., political science, University of Texas at El Paso (2010); M.A., political science, University of Washington (2013); Ph.D., political science, University of Washington (2015)
Last book read: ”Vida” by Patricia Engel
In his own time: Playing with my son, Diego; running, cooking

Ryan Guggenmos, assistant professor of accounting
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: how biases in human behavior affect the judgments of users of accounting information
Previous positions: graduate research and teaching assistant, Isenberg School of Management at University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2011-15)
Academic background: B.A. accounting, Seattle University (2008); Ph.D. in accounting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2015)
Last book read: “History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies” by Ian Whitelaw
In his own time: “I enjoy traveling, fishing and cheering on the Seattle Seahawks.”

Darien Huang, assistant professor of finance
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: asset pricing, derivatives markets, commodities markets, and financial econometrics
Previous positions: analyst, Goldman Sachs (2008-10); summer analyst, Deutsche Bank (2007)
Academic background: B.A. in mathematics and B.S. in economics (2008), M.A. in statistics (2013), and Ph.D. in finance (2015), Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Last book read: “Flash Boys” by Michael Lewis
In his own time: working out, learning how to ride horses, exploring beautiful towns in upstate New York

Karen Jaime, assistant professor of performing and media arts, Latino studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: performance studies/theories; Latin performance, film and culture; spoken word poetry and hip-hop theater/studies; critical race theory; women of color feminisms; and LGBT and queer studies
Previous positions: post-doctoral associate, Department of Performing and Media Arts and Latina/o Studies Program, Cornell University (2014-15); chancellor’s post-doctoral research associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2013-14)
Academic background: B.A., history/Spanish literature, Cornell University (1997); M.A., performance studies, New York University (2003); Ph.D., performance studies, New York University (2013)
Last book read: “The Secret History of Wonder Woman” by Jill Lepore
In her own time: curating and attending performance events, performing, visiting museums, watching/attending sporting events, watching foreign and independent films, cooking and socializing

Ann Johnson, associate professor of science and technology studies
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: history, philosophy and sociology of science and technology, focusing mainly on the activities of engineers and applied scientists
Previous positions: assistant/associate professor in history and philosophy, University of South Carolina (2005-15); instructor/assistant professor, history, Fordham University (1997-2004); assistant professor, University of Southern California (1990-93)
Academic background: AB, College of William and Mary (1987); MFA, technical design and production, Yale School of Drama (1990); Ph.D., history of science, Princeton University (2000)
Last book read: “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
In her own time: “I like to swim, ride my bicycle and go to the gym. I drive my 14-year-old son to swimming meets and work as an official at USA Swimming meets. And even though it’s unfashionable to admit it, I also really like to watch TV!”

Debdeep Jena, professor, Richard Lunquist Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow, Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering
College: Engineering
Academic focus: physics and device applications of semiconductor nanostructures for electronics, photonics, and health and environment
Previous positions: professor (2013-15), associate professor (2009-13), assistant professor (2003-09), electrical engineering, University of Notre Dame
Academic background: B.S., electrical engineering, IIT Kanpur (1998); Ph.D. (2003) in electrical and computer engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Last book read: ”Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction” by Stephen Blundell
In his own time: hanging out with son, reading, movies

Katherine Kinzler, associate professor of human development and psychology
Colleges: Human Ecology, Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: “I study the development of social cognition, or how children’s early thinking about people and their social relationships lays the foundation for adult reasoning. I am particularly interested in the development of thinking about prejudice, justice, intergroup relations, and social communication.”
Previous positions: associate professor, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, 2014-15; Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, 2008-14
Academic background: B.A., cognitive science, Yale University, 2003; Ph.D., psychology, Harvard University, 2008
Last book read: “’The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo, in preparation for my move.”
In her own time: “I like to travel, read fiction, enjoy good food and wine, and chase after my toddler, who is typically chasing after our dog.”

Hojoong Kwak, assistant professor of molecular biology and genetics
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: regulation of human gene expression; experimental and computational modeling of the life of RNA
Previous positions: research associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan (2013-15); research associate, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan (2015); public health doctor, Korea Food and Drug Administration (2005-08)
Academic background: premedical sciences, Seoul National University (1998); M.D., medicine, Seoul National University (2002); M.S., biochemistry, Seoul National University (2005); Ph.D., biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, Cornell University (2013)
Last book read: “The Language of Life” by Francis Collins
In his own time: playing tennis and swimming, home improvement, crafts with my daughter

Karen Levy, assistant professor of information science
College: Computing and Information Science
Academic focus: The social, legal and ethical aspects of surveillance and data collection, as well as the relationship between rules and technologies.
Previous positions: postdoc at NYU's Information Law Institute and fellow at Data and Society Research Institute (2014-16); law clerk at US District Court in Indianapolis (2006-08).
Academic background: B.A. in political science, Indiana University (2003); J.D., Indiana University (2006); M.A. (2010) and Ph.D. (2014) in sociology, Princeton University
Last book read: ”The Utopia of Rules” by David Graeber
In her own time: Reading, watching football, hanging out with my baby and toddler.

Fang Liu, assistant professor of finance
College: School of Hotel Administration
Academic focus: theoretical and empirical asset pricing, investment decision making, disaster risk, risk management
Academic Background: B.A. in finance, Nanjing University (2007); M.S. in financial mathematics, Stanford University (2009); Ph.D. in business administration (finance), Washington University in St. Louis (2015)
Last book read: “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely
In her own time: Singing, piano, Zumba

Shawn Mankad, assistant professor of operations, technology, and information management
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: using data analytics to facilitate better decision-making; aims to create and apply data mining, machine learning and visualization for economic modeling with unstructured and complex structured data
Previous positions: assistant professor of Business Analytics, University of Maryland (2013-15)
Academic background: B.S. in mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University (2008); M.A. (2012) and Ph.D. (2013) in statistics, University of Michigan
Last book read: “Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times” by H.W. Brands
In his own time: I like to alternate between reading science fiction and biographies. I just bought a Kindle Voyage and I love it!”

Yifei Mao, assistant professor of finance
College: School of Hotel Administrations
Academic focus: empirical corporate finance, venture capital investment, entrepreneurship, innovation
Academic background: B.A. in economics, Tsinghua University (2008); M.A. in economics, University of Pennsylvania (2010); Ph.D. in finance, Indiana University (2015)
Last book read: “Faust” by Goethe
In her own time: jogging, dancing and reading novels.

Andrei Marmor, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Philosophy and Law, Philosophy
College: Arts and Sciences and Law School
Academic focus: philosophy of law, moral, social and political philosophy, and philosophy of language
Previous positions: professor of philosophy and Maurice Jones Jr. Professor of Law, University of Southern California (2003-15); professor of law, Tel Aviv University (1990-2003)
Academic background: B.A., philosophy, Tel Aviv University (1985); MA, philosophy, Tel Aviv University (1987); LL.B. [J.D.], Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University (1985); D.Phil., Oxford University (1990)

Christopher Marquis, the Samuel C. Johnson Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise and professor of management and organizations
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: how business can have a positive impact on society and the natural environment; how firms’ and entrepreneurs’ social and environmental strategies and activities can be designed to maximize business and social value; how environmental sustainability and shared value initiatives have developed in China; institutional change processes in emerging markets
Previous positions: visiting professor of management and organizations (2014-15); assistant and associate professor of business administration, Harvard Business School (2005-15); J.P. Morgan Chase (1996-2000); PNC Bank Corp. (1994-96)
Academic background: B.A. in history, University of Notre Dame (1992); M.A. in history (1993) and M.B.A. in finance (1994), University of Pittsburgh; M.A. in sociology (2002) and Ph.D. in sociology and business administration (2005), University of Michigan
Last book read: “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt” by Michael Lewis
In his own time: activities with my two children, learning Chinese, yoga

Zhuan Pei, assistant professor of policy analysis and management
College: Human Ecology
Academic focus: labor economics, applied micro-econometrics, and public policy.
Previous positions: assistant professor of economics, Brandeis University, 2013-15; Postdoctoral economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2012-13
Academic background: B.A., mathematics, Carleton College, 2006; Ph.D., economics, Princeton University, 2012
Last book read: “Something for Nothing: A Novel” by Michael W. Klein
In his own time: “I play video games and watch shows on HBO, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. 

Tom Ristenpart, associate professor of computer science
College: Computing and Information Science
Academic focus: cloud computing security, applied and theoretical cryptography, and privacy.
Previous positions: assistant professor, computer science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic background: B.S., computer science and engineering, University of California, Davis (2003); M.S., computer science, University of California, Davis (2005); Ph.D., computer science, University of California, San Diego (2010).
Last book read: “Reamde” by Neal Stephenson
In his own time: running, biking, backpacking, traveling

Sean E. Rogers, assistant professor of employment relations, human resources and law
College: School of Hotel Administration
Academic focus: unions and labor-management relations (especially in airlines and higher education), workplace diversity, employment discrimination, volunteerism.
Previous positions: assistant professor of management, New Mexico State University, 2013-15; visiting assistant professor of organizational studies, University of New Mexico, 2012-13.
Academic background: B.S. in aviation business administration (2001) and MBA in aviation (2002), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ed.M. in human resource development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2008); Ph.D. in industrial relations and human resources, Rutgers University (2013).
Last book read: “Scooby-Doo and the Phantom Cowboy” by Jesse Leon McCann (as a bedtime story to my 6-year-old son, Jackson)
In his own time: spending time with family, and playing golf

Sunita Sah, assistant professor of management and organizations, John and Norma Balen Sesquicentennial Fellow
College: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Academic focus: institutional corruption, ethical decision-making, bias, transparency, improving decisions, influence and advice – in particular how professionals who give advice alter their behavior as a result of conflicts of interest and disclosure policies.
Previous positions: assistant professor of strategy, economics, ethics and public policy, Georgetown University (2012-15); research fellow, Harvard University (2011-15); post-doctoral associate, Duke University (2010-12).
Academic background: B.Sc. in psychology (1994) and M.B.Ch.B. (1997; UK equivalent to the M.D.) in medicine and surgery, University of Edinburgh; M.B.A., London Business School (2005); M.S. and Ph.D. in organizational behavior, Carnegie Mellon University (2010).
Last book read: “Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die” by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
In her own time: yoga, (more) reading, and enjoying good food and wine

Adrian Sampson, assistant professor of computer science
College: Computing and Information Science
Academic focus: more efficient computers through hardware/software co-design
Previous positions: currently visiting at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington
Academic background: Ph.D., in computer science from the University of Washington (2015); B.S. in computer science from Harvey Mudd College (2009).
Last book read: “Bleeding Edge” by Thomas Pynchon
In his own time: co-hosts a tasteless podcast about pop music called “Chartstoppers.”

Nicholas Sanders, assistant professor of policy analysis and management
College: Human Ecology
Academic focus: environmental economics and environmental regulation and policy with a focus on pollution, health, and mortality
Previous positions: assistant professor of economics, College of William & Mary, 2012-15; Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University Institute for Economic Policy Research, 2010-12.
Academic background: B.A., economics and Hispanic studies, Lewis & Clark College, 2002; M.A., economics, University of California, Davis, 2005; Ph.D., economics, University of California, Davis, 2010.
Last book read: “Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman
In his own time: cooking, reading, running, and bouncing between coffee shops.

Michael Sheehan, assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Academic focus: Ecological and genomic approaches to studying the evolution of animal communication, with a focus on social recognition systems; evolution of cooperative breeding and social systems
Academic Background: B.A anthropology, University of Pennsylvania (2005); Ph.D, ecology and evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan (2012); NIH-NRSA postdoctoral fellowship University of Arizona (2012-13) and University of California, Berkeley (2013-15)
Last Book Read: “Take the Cannoli” by Sarah Vowell
In his own time: “Exploring the outdoors with my wife, kids and dogs; watching crime dramas and zombie shows on Netflix.”

Samantha N. Sheppard, assistant professor of cinema and media studies, Performing and Media Arts
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: cinema and media studies; black cultural production/production cultures; African American cinema; sports films; cultural studies; television history; feminist film/feminist film history,
Previous Position: postdoctoral associate, Department of Performing and Media Arts, Cornell University (2014-15).
Academic Background: B.A., film and television studies and women and gender studies, Dartmouth College (2007); M.A., cinema and media studies, University of California (2009); Ph.D., cinema and media studies, University of California, Los Angeles (2014).
Last book read: “Citizen: An American Lyric” by Claudia Rankine and “Bad Feminist: Essays” Roxane Gay
In her own time: running; re-watching “The Golden Girls;” going to the movies; finding good coffee spots.

Jamie Vanucchi, assistant professor of landscape architecture
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Academic focus: studying and designing land-based infrastructures (e.g. soils, forests) that perform work for cities with minimal or alternative inputs. Current research involves fracking/energy landscapes and a study of the strategy of managed retreat from disturbance-prone areas.
Previous positions: lecturer, Cornell; assistant professor, SUNY-ESF
Academic background: B.L.A from Virginia Tech (1997); M.L.A. Cornell (2002) 
Last book read: “How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human” by Eduardo Kohn; “Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning” by Karen Barad
In your own time: “I spend most of my free time with my daughters. I like to walk with my dogs in the woods, play soccer in a few different leagues (go La Maquina!), camp and just be outside as much as possible.” 

Penny Von Eschen, the L. Sanford and Jo Mills Reis Professor of Humanities, History
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: U.S. in the world; U.S. in global and transnational dimensions; culture and politics of the African diaspora.
Previous positions: professor of history and American culture, University of Michigan (2006-15); associate professor of history and American culture, University of Michigan (1999-2006); assistant professor of history, University of Texas (1996-99); assistant professor of history, University of Iowa (1994-96).
Academic background: B.A., philosophy, Northwestern University (1982); M.A., history, Columbia University (1986); Ph.D., history, Columbia University (1994).
Last book read: “Echoes of Mutiny: Race, Surveillance and Indian Anticolonialism in North America” by Seema Sohi
In her own time: jazz concerts; ecological restoration; traveling with family

Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of government
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: authoritarianism, Chinese politics, urbanization, redistribution and information.
Previous positions: assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Ohio State University (2009-15).
Academic background: B.A., Indiana University, political science and economics (2002); Ph.D., political science, Stanford University (2009).
Last book read: “Between the World and Me” byTa-Nehisi Coates
In his own time: curating the Internet, cooking, dancing

Sumudu Watugala, assistant professor of finance; Bernard F. Stanton Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow in Finance at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Academic focus: primary focus includes financial economics, asset pricing and international finance. Subfields focus on market frictions, emerging markets, commodities and volatility 
Previous positions: economist, Office of Financial Research, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2013-15; associate/quantitative trader, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C, 2006-09
Academic background: B.S. (2005) and M.Eng (2006), Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D, University of Oxford (2015)
Last book read: “Doing Good Better” by William MacAskill; “Wizard of Earthsea” by Ursula K. Le Guin
In your own time: yoga, running, cooking, hiking and traveling 

Justin J. Wilson, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology
College: Arts and Sciences
Academic focus: inorganic chemistry, radiochemistry, medicinal chemistry.
Previous position: Seaborg Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2013-15).
Academic background: B.S. chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2008); Ph.D., inorganic chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2013).
Last book read: “The Transuranium People: The Inside Story” by Darleane Hoffman, Albert Ghiorso and Glenn Seaborg
In his own time: swimming, walking the dog

Scott Yonker, assistant professor, Lynn A. Calpeter Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow in Finance, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Academic focus: corporate finance, behavioral finance and investments
Previous positions: assistant professor, Department of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University (2010-15)
Academic background: B.S, Bowling Green State University (1998); M.A., economics, Duke University (2001); Ph.D., finance, Ohio State University (2010)
Last book read: “I haven't read a non-finance book in a while.”
In your own time: “I like to spend time with my three kids and my wife.”