John Riedl, computer scientist and U of M Distinguished McKnight Professor, is best known as the inventor of recommender systems–the powerful Web-based tools used to identify user preferences.

Jian-Ping Wang is at the cutting edge of an astonishingly wide range of research areas.

Distinguished McKnight Professor Claudia Schmidt-Dannert explores metabolic pathways and natural product biosynthesis in naturally occurring plants to produce potential cures for diseases, keys to alternative energy, and more.

Distinguished McKnight Professor Daniel Frisbie describes a world with infinite technological possibilities: a world where printable electronics and flexible substrates change the way we interact with our devices and with one another.

Distinguished McKnight Professor David Samuels studies how democracy is organized by institutions of government and where democracy comes from.