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Meet the Researcher
Research isn’t just about lab coats and science experiments. UConn researchers advance our understanding of fields of study as diverse as literature, environmental sciences, cybersecurity, health behaviors, and more. Learn more about the path that led some student and faculty researchers to their areas of expertise, and how their research leads to discoveries that impact scholarship, the economy, and our society.
Meet the Researcher: Natalie Munro, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Natalie Munro uses what our human ancestors discarded to learn about how we started to domesticate animals.
Meet the Researcher: Gus Mazzocca, School of Medicine
Mazzocca has spent his career working to improve patient outcomes in orthopedics
Meet the Researcher: Sita Nyame, School of Engineering, Eversource Energy Center
Nyame has developed an enduring interest for studying natural hazards and developing technology to help people who experience them through her work with the Eversource Energy Center
Meet the Researcher: Jayesh Kamath, School of Medicine
Jayesh Kamath is bringing psychiatry into the mobile tech era by using mHealth technologies to support patients with depression
Meet the Researcher: Caitlin Caspi, College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources
Caspi champions collaboration as the key to her success in researching food security and diet-related health outcomes.
Meet the Researcher: David Noble, Werth Institute
UConn's David Noble helps students find their way on the path to startup success.
Meet the Researcher: Jeff Hoch, School of Medicine
Hoch, a professor of molecular biology and biophysics, sees tremendous potential waiting to be unlocked by his research.
Meet the Researcher: Michelle Williams
Psychological sciences researcher Michelle Williams says her research doesn't achieve its purpose if it can't lead to interventions that can provide help.
Meet the Researcher: Greg Sartor, School of Pharmacy
Greg Sartor, an assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology in the School of Pharmacy, has dedicated his career to understanding how molecular-scale events in the brain drive substance use disorder.
Meet the Researcher: Ashwin Dani, Electrical and Computer Engineering
UConn researcher Ashwin Dani is proving that robots have a place in everything from factories to lunar missions.