KDIS Faculty and Staff

Najva Akbari, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

(Joining January 2026)

Rui Cheng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Climate, Energy, and the Environment

PhD, Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology

RDSC 353

rcheng@cmc.edu

Zeynep Enkavi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience

PhD, Psychology (Neuroscience), Stanford University

RDSC 361

zenkavi@cmc.edu

Emily Kolenbrander Ho, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Developmental Biology

PhD, Developmental Biology, Stanford University

RDSC 226

eho@cmc.edu 

Jason Keller, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Ecology

PhD, Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame

RDSC 359

jkeller@cmc.edu

Pranav Khandelwal, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

RDSC 356

pkhandelwal@cmc.edu

Shaun Lee, Ph.D.

Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

PhD, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health Sciences University

RDSC 250

swlee@cmc.edu

Ran Libeskind-Hadas, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology and Founding Chair

PhD, Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

RDSC 347

rhadas@cmc.edu

Erica Moscarello, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Chemistry

PhD, Chemistry, The Ohio State University

RDSC 363

emoscarello@cmc.edu

Avaneesh Narla, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Physics of Living Systems

PhD, Physics, University of California San Diego

(Joining January 2026)

David Nembhard, Ph.D.

Director of Applied Science Programs

PhD, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan

(On leave AY 25-26)

dnembhard@cmc.edu

Paul Nerenberg, Ph.D.

Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Science 

PhD, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RDSC 352

pnerenberg@cmc.edu

Jon Raberg, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Chemistry of Climate, Energy, and the Environment

PhD, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder

(Joining January 2026)

Colin Rathbun, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Chemistry

PhD, Chemistry, University of California, Irvine

RDSC 249

crathbun@cmc.edu

Lars Schmitz, Ph.D.

Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Biology

PhD, Geology, University of California, Davis

RDSC 358

lschmitz@cmc.edu

Eric Schuppe, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience

PhD, Biology, Wake Forest University

(Joining January 2026)

Nia Walker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Biology

PhD, Biology (Ecology and Evolution) Stanford University

RDSC 227

nwalker@cmc.edu

Emily Wiley, Ph.D.

Director of Program Development

PhD, Molecular Genetics, University of Washington

RDSC 354

ewiley@cmc.edu

Branwen Williams, Ph.D.

George R. Roberts Professor of Integrated Sciences: Environmental Science

PhD, Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University

RDSC 360

bwilliams@cmc.edu

Diana Williams, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience

PhD, Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience), University of Pennsylvania

RDSC 228

dlwilliams@cmc.edu

Shibu Yooseph, Ph.D.

Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

PhD, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania

RDSC 362

syooseph@cmc.edu

Tiffany Anderson

Department Administrator

MA, US History, University of California, Irvine

RDSC 344

tanderson@cmc.edu

909-607-2701

Ariana Gray Bé, Ph.D.

Laboratory Director

PhD, Chemistry, Northwestern University

RDSC 343

agraybe@cmc.edu

Joseph Galeno

Environmental/Chemical Health Officer

MPH, California State University, San Marcos

RDSC 038

jgaleno@cmc.edu

Niels Hauksson, Ph.D.

Laboratory Director

PhD, Earth System Science, University of California Irvine

RDSC 207

nhauksson@cmc.edu

Risa Purow-Ruderman

Laboratory Manager

BS, Biology, Harvey Mudd College

RDSC 233

rruderman@cmc.edu

Andy Thompson, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. Biology, Brigham Young University

RDSC 364

athompson@cmc.edu