Faculty Fellows

Pieter Abbeel

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Rebecca Abergel

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Analytis

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ana Claudia Arias

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Zakaria Al Balushi

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jose Carmena

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jamie Cate

2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

John Chorba

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Maggie Chung

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Kathy Collins

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Steven Conolly

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Miles Conrad

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Tanja Cuk

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

John Dueber

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ron Fearing

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Felix Fischer

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Daniel Fletcher

2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Sanjam Garg

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ezequiel Goldschmidt

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Grace Gu

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Maria Paz Gutierrez

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Lin He

2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Amy E. Herr

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Hurley

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ali Javey

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Angjoo Kanazawa

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Boubacar Kante

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Daniela Kaufer

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jay Keasling

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Dan Klein

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Arash Komeili

2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Markita Landry

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Alessandra Lanzara

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Liana Lareau

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Liwei Lin

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Polina Lishko

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jennifer Listgarten

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jeffrey Long

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Michael Lustig

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Roya Maboudian

2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Michel Maharbiz

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Andreas Martin

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Cecilia Martinez-Gomez

2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Phillip Messersmith

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Baoxia Mi

2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Nicholas de Monchaux

2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Holger Müller

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Rikky Muller

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Niren Murthy

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Anders Näär

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Daniel Nomura

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Nuñez

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Olzmann

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Robert Pilawa-Podgurski

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Kristofer Pister

2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Raluca Ada Popa

2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ronald Rael

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Michael Rape

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jaijeet Roychowdhury

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Robert Saxton

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

David Schaffer

Faculty Director

Simon Schleicher

2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Shawn Shadden

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Joseph Shapiro

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Patrick Shih

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Kenichi Soga

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Lydia Sohn

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Matt Springer

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Neil Tsutsui

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Russell Vance

2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Laura Waller

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Feng Wang

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Mary Wildermuth

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ben Williams

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Junqiao Wu

2020 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ming Wu

2021 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ke Xu

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ting Xu

2021 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Adam Yala

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Andrew Yang

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Jie Yao

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Norman Yao

2020 Bakar Prize Recipient, UC Berkeley

Michael Yartsev

2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ziyang Zhang

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Wenjun Zhang

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Pieter Abbeel

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Rebecca Abergel

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Analytis

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ana Claudia Arias

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Zakaria Al Balushi

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jose Carmena

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jamie Cate

2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

John Chorba

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Maggie Chung

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Kathy Collins

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Steven Conolly

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Miles Conrad

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Tanja Cuk

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

John Dueber

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ron Fearing

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Felix Fischer

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Daniel Fletcher

2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Sanjam Garg

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ezequiel Goldschmidt

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Grace Gu

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Maria Paz Gutierrez

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Lin He

2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Amy E. Herr

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Hurley

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ali Javey

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Angjoo Kanazawa

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Boubacar Kante

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Daniela Kaufer

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jay Keasling

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Dan Klein

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Arash Komeili

2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Markita Landry

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Alessandra Lanzara

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Liana Lareau

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Liwei Lin

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Polina Lishko

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jennifer Listgarten

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jeffrey Long

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Michael Lustig

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Roya Maboudian

2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Michel Maharbiz

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Andreas Martin

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Cecilia Martinez-Gomez

2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Phillip Messersmith

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Baoxia Mi

2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Nicholas de Monchaux

2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Holger Müller

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Rikky Muller

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Niren Murthy

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Anders Näär

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Daniel Nomura

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Nuñez

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Olzmann

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Robert Pilawa-Podgurski

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Kristofer Pister

2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Raluca Ada Popa

2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ronald Rael

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Michael Rape

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jaijeet Roychowdhury

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Robert Saxton

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

David Schaffer

Faculty Director

Simon Schleicher

2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Shawn Shadden

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Joseph Shapiro

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Patrick Shih

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Kenichi Soga

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Lydia Sohn

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Matt Springer

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Neil Tsutsui

2012 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Russell Vance

2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Laura Waller

2014 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Feng Wang

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Mary Wildermuth

2013 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ben Williams

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Junqiao Wu

2020 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ming Wu

2021 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ke Xu

2015 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ting Xu

2021 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Adam Yala

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Andrew Yang

2024 Spark Award Recipient, UCSF

Jie Yao

2016 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Norman Yao

2020 Bakar Prize Recipient, UC Berkeley

Michael Yartsev

2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ziyang Zhang

2023 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Wenjun Zhang

2022 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Rebecca Abergel

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

James Analytis

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Steven Conolly

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Maria Paz Gutierrez

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Boubacar Kante

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jay Keasling

2024 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2021 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Markita Landry

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Alessandra Lanzara

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Polina Lishko

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Rikky Muller

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Niren Murthy

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Jaijeet Roychowdhury

2023 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2020 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Kenichi Soga

2022 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2019 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Junqiao Wu

2020 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2017 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ming Wu

2021 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley

Ting Xu

2021 Bakar Prize Recipient, 2018 Spark Award Recipient, UC Berkeley