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Bloomberg distinguished professorships

Photo of Gillian K. Hadfield, a while woman with light grey, shoulder-length hair and dark-framed glasses

Government+Policy

Technology, law, and institutional economics expert joins JHU

Published June 26, 2025

Gillian Hadfield, the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance, leads research to reimagine how systems can evolve to meet the demands of a changing world and emerging technologies

Physics

Experimental physicist David DeMille joins JHU

Published March 3, 2025

DeMille is a pioneering physicist who has developed techniques to search for evidence of new particles and forces that could explain some of the universe's most enduring mysteries

Cell biology

Structural biology expert Yuan He named BDP

Published Jan 2, 2025

He explores how flaws in the transcription and DNA repair pathways contribute to cancer predisposition, accelerated aging

Research

BDP clusters to advance cross-disciplinary collaboration at DSAI

Published Dec 17, 2024

Additional investment adds 30 new positions to program, with 22 positions allocated to seven research clusters selected through rigorous, faculty-led process

Expert in STEM education and resilience named BDP

Published Aug 19, 2024

After years of enduring what she describes as a toxic work environment as an engineering analyst, McGee has devoted her life to studying racism in STEM—and how to dismantle it

Sustainability

Sustainable energy expert Julie Lundquist to join JHU

Published June 25, 2024

Lundquist, a national leader in research in sustainable energy generation from wind, named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Wind Energy