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This guide is designed to help editors and reporters identify specialists who can comment on, and answer questions about, a broad range of issues.

The members of the Williams College faculty listed here welcome inquiries concerning their fields of interest and areas of expertise. To locate experts on a particular subject, check the index of topics below.

To request an interview with a faculty member, contact Jo Procter (413) 597-4279, jprocter@williams.edu, or Noelle Lemoine (413) 597-4277, nlemoine@williams.edu in the Office of Public Affairs.

Science & Math

Animal Behavior: Heather Williams

Artificial Intelligence: Andrea Danyluk

Astronomy, galactic and extragalactic: Karen Kwitter

Astronomy, modern discoveries: Karen Kwitter

Astronomy, women in: Karen Kwitter

Bird song: Heather Williams

Botany: Joan Edwards

Chemistry: John Thoman

Chemistry and archaeology: Anne Skinner

Cognitive Science: Joseph Cruz

Ecology: Joan Edwards

Ecology, marine: James Carlton

Environment, biology: Henry Art, Joan Edwards

Environment, chemistry: David Dethier

Environment, geophysics: David Dethier

Environment, policy: Karen Merrill

Evolution: Joan Edwards

Fractals: Cesar Silva

Genetics: Marsha Altschuler, Lois Banta, Wendy Raymond

Genomics: Wendy Raymond

Geology, coastal geography: Markes Johnson

Geology, mass extinctions: Markes Johnson

Geology, paleogeography: Markes Johnson

Geology, sedimentary: Ronadh Cox

Geometry, algabraic, differential: Thomas Garrity

Geophysics: Paul Karabinos

Geosciences: Markes Johnson, Bud Wobus

Glacial geology: David Dethier

Maritime Studies, marine ecology: James Carlton

Mathematics: Thomas Garrity

Mathematics, chaos theory: Stewart Johnson

Mathematics, ergodic theory: Cesar Silva

Mathematics, knot theory: Colin Adams

Mathematics, number theory: Edward Burger

Mathematics, soap bubbles, geometry, general relativity, education: Frank Morgan

Mathematics, topology: Colin Adams

Microbiology: Lois Banta

Mineralogy: Bud Wobus

Molecular biology: Marsha Altschuler, Wendy Raymond

Neuroscience: Heather Williams

Oceanography: James Carlton, Ronadh Cox

Physics: Protik Majumder

Physics, lasers for communication: Jefferson Strait

Physics, optics (light, laser, optical fibers): Jefferson Strait

Physics, quantum: William Wootters

Physics, theoretical: William Wootters

Plate tectonics: Bud Wobus

Pollutants: John Thoman

Rare plant conservation: Joan Edwards

Statistics: Richard De Veaux

Stem cell research: Robert Savage

Volcanology: Bud Wobus

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