Faculty
COSMOS Faculty
COSMOS instructors are drawn from the rich and diverse pool of scientists and researchers throughout the UC Santa Cruz community. Instructors are chosen for their knowledge and aptitude in their fields, and their strong desire to enhance the educational experience of younger students. In addition to the instructors listed below, the COSMOS academic experience is supported by numerous laboratory, library, and administrative staff members through UCSC.
| Cluster | Name | University Affiliation |
| Cluster 1 |
Richard Gottesman, PhD |
Visiting Professor, Hofstra University |
| Cluster 2 |
Shaowei Chen, PhD
Roger Terrill, PhD |
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, UCSC
Department of Chemistry, San Jose State University |
| Cluster 3 |
Andy Kulikowski, PhD
Gizelle Hurtado, PhD |
Department of Environmental Studies, UCSC
Norris Center for Natural History, UCSC |
| Cluster 4 |
Jairo Velasco Jr., PhD
Sergey Syzranov, PhD |
Department of Physics, UCSC
Department of Physics, UCSC |
| Cluster 5 |
Dani Wright
Tamara DuPlantis |
Department of Computational Media, UCSC
Department of Computational Media, UCSC |
| Cluster 6 |
Yu Zhang, PhD
Yihsu Chen, PhD |
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UCSC
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UCSC |
| Cluster 7 |
Peter Weiss, PhD
Nettie Calvin |
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCSC
Department of Ocean Sciences, UCSC |
| Cluster 8 |
Shawn Noren, PhD
Burcak Artun, PhD |
Institute of Marine Sciences, UCSC Department of Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology, UCSC |
| Cluster 9 |
Zhu Wang, PhD
James Shanks, PhD |
Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, UCSC
Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, UCSC |
| Cluster 10 |
Michael Oye, PhD
Nobuhiko P. Kobayashi, PhD |
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UCSC
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UCSC |
| Cluster 11 |
Yi Zhang, PhD
Xin (Eric) Wang, PhD Cihang Xie, PhD |
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSC
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSC Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSC |
| Cluster 12 |
Dave Belanger, PhD
Abraham Wolcott, PhD |
Department of Physics, UCSC
Department of Chemistry, San Jose State University |
