CAS Faculty Natural Sciences
James Schombert
Professor
Mr. Noble F. and Mrs. Frances L. Miller Professorship in Astro Physics
College Scholars, Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Email: jschombe@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5214
Office: 461 Willamette Hall, 5203 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295
Research Interests: observational cosmology, dark matter, galaxy evolution
Jake Searcy
Assistant Professor of Data Science
Data Science, Institute for Fundamental Science
Email: jsearcy@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-6996
Office: 203A Pacific Hall, 1202 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1202
Margaret E. Sereno
Professor
Neuroscience, Psychology, SAIL
Email: msereno@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4915
Office: 330 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Cognitive-Neuroscience
Bijan Shahir
Assistant Teaching Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-5616
Office: 333D Tykeson Hall, 1222 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222
Office Hours: Mon: 12pm – 12:50pm, Tue: 12:30pm–1:20pm, W: 1pm–1:50pm, or by appointment
Yefeng Shen
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Email: yfshen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9077
Office: 308 Fenton Hall, 1222 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222
Office Hours: W 2-3, Fri 2-3
Lucas Silva
Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
Biology, Environmental Studies
Email: lsilva7@uoregon.edu
Office: 248 Columbia Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00pm
Chris Sinclair
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Email: csinclai@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4701
Office: University Hall 321
Office Hours: Tuesdays 11-11:50, Thursdays 12-12:50 via Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/my/cdsinclair
Avinash Singh
Neuroscience Major Interim Director, Instructor
Neuroscience
Email: avinash@uoregon.edu
Office: 214A Huestis Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Dev Sinha
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Email: dps@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5627
Office: 307 Fenton Hall, 1222 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: M 11-12 and 2-3, Tu 4-5, W 1-2, F 1-2, 4-5
Paul Slovic
Emeritus Professor
Psychology
Email: pslovic@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-485-2400
Office: Decision Research, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Judgment and Decision Making, Risk Perception, Affect and Information Processing, Genocide, Human Rights, Virtuous Violence, Preventing Nuclear War, Behavioral Economics
Matt Smear
Associate Professor
Neuroscience, Psychology
Email: smear@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4389
Office: 212A Huestis Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Systems Neuroscience
Brian Smith
Professor
OMQ Director
OMQ, Physics
Email: bjsmith@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5790
Office: 262 Willamette Hall, 1274 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: Quantum optics, quantum information science and technology, and optics
Josh Snodgrass
Professor; Department Head, Anthropology
Anthropology, Food Studies, Global Health Program
Email: jjosh@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4823
Office: 354 Condon Hall, 1218University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Thursdays 11:30 am - 1:00 pm in Pacific 12 (Global Health Biomarker Lab). Also by appointment
Melanie Spero
Assistant Professor
Biology
Email: mspero@uoregon.edu
Office: 291 Onyx Bridge, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Kryn Stankunas
Professor
Biology
Email: kryn@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7416
Office: 245C Streisinger Hall, 1229 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1229
Daniel Steck
Assoc. Professor
Multidisciplinary Science, OMQ, Physics
Email: dsteck@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5313
Office: 277 Willamette Hall, 1274 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: Quantum and atom optics, quantum nonlinear dynamical systems, laser cooling and trapping of atoms
David Steinberg
Teaching Professor
Mathematics
Email: dcstein@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0948
Office: 333C Tykeson Hall, 1222 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222
Lynn Stephen
Philip H. Knight Chair, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Anthropology
Co-Director of Graduate Studies (Anthropology), Graduate Faculty in Ethnic Studies, Participating Faculty in Latin American Studies, Women's and Gender Studies
Anthropology, CLLAS, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx, SAIL
Email: stephenl@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5168
Office: 316 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: On sabbatical AY 2025-2026, return Fall of 2026.
Research Interests: Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Migration, Indigenous Peoples, Americas, Legal Pluralism, Social Memory, Testimony, Gender Violence
Kirstin Sterner
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Anthropology
Email: ksterner@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8614
Office: Pacific Hall Room 10
Office Hours: Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm in PAC10 or by appointment (Fall 2025 Term)
Research Interests: molecular anthropology, epigenomics, aging and aging-related diseases, primate adaptation
Matthew Streisfeld
Associate Professor; Department Head, Biology
Institute of Ecology and Evolution director
Biology
Email: mstreis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4816
Office: 267A Onyx Bridge, 1210 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210