Steering Committee
- Victoria Orphan
CEMI Director - James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions
- Sujit Datta
- Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biophysics
- Lea Goentoro
- Professor of Biology
- Jared Leadbetter
- Professor of Environmental Microbiology
- Mikhail Shapiro
- Professor of Chemical Engineering; Heritage Principal Investigator, Schlinger Scholar Affiliated Faculty of Bioengineering and Medical Engineering
- Kaihang Wang
- Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
Staff
- Kristy Nguyen
- CEMI Program Coordinator
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Faculty
- Alexei Aravin
- Professor of Biology
- Frances Arnold
- Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry; Director, Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center
- Pamela Bjorkman
- Centennial Professor of Biology
- Long Cai
- Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
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- Judith Campbell
- Professor of Chemistry and Biology
- Tsui-Fen Chou
- Research Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
- William Clemons
- Professor of Biochemistry
- Sujit Datta
- Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biophysics
- Gözde Demirer
- Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
- John Eiler
- Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology and Geochemistry; Ted and Ginger Jenkins Leadership Chair, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
- Michael Elowitz
- Professor of Biology and Bioengineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Executive Officer for Biological Engineering
- Woodward Fischer
- Professor of Geobiology
- Christian Frankenberg
- Chandler Family Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist
- Lea Goentoro
- Professor of Biology
- Viviana Gradinaru
- Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute; Director, Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
- Harry Gray
- Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry; Founding Director, Beckman Institute
- Ryan Hadt
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Bruce Hay
- Professor of Biology
- Rustem Ismagilov
- Ethel Wilson Bowles and Robert Bowles Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Director of the Jacobs Institute for Molecular Engineering for Medicine
- Grant Jensen
- Dean, Brigham Young University
- Smruthi Karthikeyan
- Gordon and Carol Treweek Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; William H. Hurt Scholar
- Joe Kirschvink
- Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology
- Julia Kornfield
- Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemical Engineering
- Jared Leadbetter
- Professor of Environmental Microbiology
- Karthish Manthiram
- Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar
- Sarkis Mazmanian
- Luis B. and Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
- Margaret McFall-Ngai
- Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering, Caltech; Director, Division of Biosphere Sciences & Engineering
- Elliot Meyerowitz
- George W. Beadle Professor of Biology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Richard Murray
- Thomas E. and Doris Everhart Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering
- Dianne Newman
- Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology; Executive Officer for Molecular Biology; CEMI founding director
- Victoria Orphan
- James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions
- Lior Pachter
- Bren Professor of Computational Biology and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
- Joseph Parker
- Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
- Jonas Peters
- Bren Professor of Chemistry; Director, Resnick Sustainability Institute
- Niles Pierce
- Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Bioengineering
- Rob Phillips
- Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics
- Douglas Rees
- Roscoe Gilkey Dickinson Professor of Chemistry; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Dean of Graduate Studies
- Michael Roukes
- Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Bioengineering
- George Rossman
- Professor of Mineralogy
- Ned Ruby
- Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering, Caltech
- Alex Sessions
- Professor of Geobiology
- Mikhail Shapiro
- Professor of Chemical Engineering; Heritage Principal Investigator, Schlinger Scholar Affiliated Faculty of Bioengineering and Medical Engineering
- Paul Sternberg
- Bren Professor of Biology
- Brian Stoltz
- Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
- David Tirrell
- Provost; Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Carl and Shirley Larson Provostial Chair
- Matt Thomson
- Professor of Computational Biology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
- David Van Valen
- Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
- Kaihang Wang
- Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
- Lu Wei
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute; Ronald and JoAnne Willens Scholar
- Yisong Yue
- Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Emeritus CEMI Faculty
- Jacqueline Barton
- John G. Kirkwood and Arthur A. Noyes Professor of Chemistry; Norman Davidson Leadership Chair, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Michael Hoffmann
- John S. and Sherry Chen Professor of Environmental Science
CEMI Visiting Faculty Fellows
- Ludmilla Aristilde
- Visited 2023
- Boswell Wing
- Visited 2023
- Emily Balskus
- Visited 2023
- Colleen Cavanaugh
- Visited 2020
- Dao Nguyen
- Visited 2019
- John McCutcheon
- Visited 2018
- Roy Kishony
- Visited 2018
- Andreas Kappler
- Visited 2016, 2017
- Michael Wagner
- Visited 2016
- Kevin Foster
- Visited 2014, 2016
- Jim Howard
- Visited 2014
- Stuart Conway
- Visited 2013
- Ian Booth
- Visited 2012, 2013, 2014
- Sean Elliott
- Visited 2012
- Ned Ruby
- Visited 2011, 2012
- Margaret Mcfall-Ngai
- Visited 2011, 2012
Caldwell CEMI Fellows
- Jarek Kwiecinski
- 2025 Caldwell Fellow
- Hannah Way
- 2023 Caldwell Fellow
- Shaelyn Silverman
- 2022 Caldwell Fellow
- Shivansh Mahajan
- 2021 Caldwell Fellow
- Przemyslaw Dutka
- 2020 Caldwell Fellow
- Manuel Razo-Mejia
- 2019 Caldwell Fellow
- Asher Preska Steinberg
- 2018 Caldwell Fellow
CEMI WAVE Fellows
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- Lily Strange
- 2025 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Nalani Quintana
- 2024 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Jayden Thomas
- 2024 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Stella Baldwin
- 2023 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Ana Duarte Montano
- 2023 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Christian Cepeda
- 2022 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Madison Ochoa
- 2022 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Jackeline Peraza
- 2022 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Alejandra Leal
- 2022 BBE CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Juliann Panehal
- 2022 BBE CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Gia Han Vuong
- 2022 BBE CEMI WAVE Fellow
- India Wesley-Cardwell
- 2022 BBE CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Nicole Garrido
- 2021 CEMI WAVE Fellow
- Juan Santos
- 2021 CEMI WAVE Fellow
1st Year Graduate Student Fellows
| Year | Student | Division/Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jordan Chastain | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2024 | Kemal Demirer | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2024 | Yurina Hashimoto | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2024 | Dayeon Kang | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2024 | Esther Okamoto | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2024 | Patrick Simpson | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2023 | Yihan (Olive) Cheng | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2023 | Catherine Griffin | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2023 | Manuel Holguin | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2023 | Elizabeth (Liz) Hughes | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2023 | Doran Sekaran | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2023 | Clara Seo | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2023 | Akanksha Yadav | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2022 | Chiara Berruto | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2022 | Joe Boktor | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2022 | Michael Anne Bolene | Engineering and Applied Science |
| 2022 | Madison Dunitz | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2022 | Anthony Guiterrez | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2021 | David Aguirre | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2021 | Vera Beilinson | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2021 | Alejandro Cabrera | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2021 | Jarek Kwiecinski | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2021 | Juliet Lee | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2021 | Kelly Shaffer | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2021 | Sarah Weisflog | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2020 | Matt Cooper | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2020 | Noah Epstein | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2020 | Richard Horak | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2020 | Elin Larsson | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2020 | Yancheng Li | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2020 | James Mullahoo | Engineering and Applied Science |
| 2020 | Vy Nguyen | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2020 | Anastasiya Oguienko | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2020 | Calvin Rusley | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2020 | Korbi Thalhammer | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2020 | Hannah Way | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2020 | Jee Won Yang | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2020 | Raymond Zhang | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2019 | Zevin Condiotte | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2019 | Hannah Dion-Kirschner | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2019 | Mengtong (Tom) Duan | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2019 | Manisha Kapasiawala | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2019 | Anastasiya (Ana) Moiseyenko | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2019 | Alexander Winnett | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2019 | Rebecca Wipfler | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2019 | Jie (Jolena) Zhou | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2018 | Marjorie Buss | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2018 | Bryan Gerber | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2018 | Gabriel Salmon | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2018 | Shirin Shivaei | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2018 | Shaelyn Silverman | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2018 | Daniel Wackelin | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2018 | Steven Wilbert | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2018 | Philip Woods | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2017 | Jacob Barlow | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2017 | John Ciemniecki | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2017 | Zhiyang Jin | Engineering and Applied Science |
| 2017 | Aditi Narayanan | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2017 | Lev Tsypin | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2017 | Nadezda Volovich | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2017 | Renee Wang | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2016 | Bill Ling | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2016 | Elliot Mackrell | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2016 | Lealia Xiong | Engineering and Applied Science |
| 2015 | Gray Chadwick | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2015 | April Jauhal | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2015 | Anders Knight | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2015 | Sujung Lim | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2015 | Usha Lingappa | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2015 | Xinyan Liu | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2015 | Lucas A. Meirelles | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2015 | Andrew Patterson | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2015 | Elena Perry | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2015 | Malaney Young | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2014 | Kyle Metcalfe | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2014 | Scott Saunders | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2014 | Meaghan Sullivan | Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics |
| 2014 | Chanel Valiente | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2013 | Sean Mullin | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
| 2013 | Sofia Quinodoz | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2013 | Yapeng Su | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| 2012 | Michael Abrams | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2012 | Tahmineh Khazaei | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2012 | Sushant Sundaresh | Biology and Biological Engineering |
| 2012 | Lewis Ward | Geological and Planetary Sciences |
