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Matt Perko
From l to r: Ambuj Singh, Christopher Kruegel, João Hespanha, Giovanni Vigna
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Jessie Ward O'Sullivan
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Ruminants such as cows, sheep and goats host anaerobic gut fungi that can break down tough cell walls
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![Kerem Çamsari headshot next to a close-up of a Stochastic Processing Unit](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-03/camsari-spu-1mb-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=Qn2j_26Z)
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Kerem Çamsari is pursuing pioneering research into probabilistic computing
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A superhydrophobic surface, such as lotus leaf, repels water due to tiny air pockets that prevent water from adhering to the surface
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![Kamyar Parto works in the Quantum Photonics Lab with Arjun Choudhri, a high school student he mentored last summer](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-03/parto-choudhri-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=vBPu58eC)
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Jeff Liang
Kamyar Parto (left) works in the Quantum Photonics Lab with Arjun Choudhri, a high school student he mentored last summer
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