Faculty and Professional Researchers

Keith Bein, PhD

  • Associate Researcher
Dr. Bein's primary research interests include the health effects of air pollution, design and development of aerosol measurement and sampling techniques, and air quality modeling.

Norman Kado, PhD

  • Adjunct Professor
Dr. Kado specializes in bioassays, chemical analysis of environmental complex mixtures, and analysis of airborne particle and vapor-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Isabel P. Montañez, PhD

  • Interim Director
Montañez, a UC Davis distinguished professor and a chancellor’s leadership professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, is a renowned field geologist and geochemist specializing in past records of ancient climate change. 

Kenji Murata, PhD

  • Associate Project Scientist
Dr. Murata's research focuses on the determination of the maternal genes and gene products involved in sperm-egg interactions during gonad development and fertilization.

Faculty Emeriti