Thirty-four faculty named UF Research Foundation Professors for 2013
April 23, 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 34 faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2013-2016.
The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields.
The UFRF Professors were recommended by their college deans based on nominations from their department chairs, a personal statement and an evaluation of their recent research accomplishments as evidenced by publications in scholarly journals, external funding, honors and awards, development of intellectual property and other measures appropriate to their field of expertise. In many colleges, this selection process is conducted by a special faculty committee.
“It is this selection by their peers that makes the UFRF Professors so special,” said David Norton, UF’s vice president for research. “Typically, the nominating documents highlight the progressive nature of the nominee’s research and the important role education plays in their scholarly activities. It is the work of these faculty and their colleagues across campus that has moved UF into the top tier of public research universities nationally.”
The three-year award includes a $5,000 annual salary supplement and a one-time $3,000 grant. The professorships are funded from the university’s share of royalty and licensing income on UF-generated products.
This year’s UFRF Professors are:
Warrington College of Business
Richard Romano
Gunter Professor of Economics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth Dale
Neikerk Professor of History and Law
Chris L. Gibson
Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology & Law
Connie J. Mulligan
Professor of Anthropology
Edward Schuur
Associate Professor of Biology
Elizabeth Screaton
Professor of Geological Sciences
Daniel R. Talham
Professor of Chemistry
College of Dentistry
Edward K. L. Chan
Professor of Oral Biology
College of Design, Construction & Planning
Ian Flood
Holland Professor of Building Construction
College of Education
Kara Dawson
Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning
College of Engineering
Mingzhou Ding
J. Crayton Pruitt Family Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ghatu Subhash
Millsaps Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jiangeng Xue
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Fine Arts
Glenn Willumson
Professor of Art History
Florida Museum of Natural History
David W. Steadman
Curator of Ornithology
College of Health and Human Performance
John O. Spengler
Associate Professor of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Fredy Altpeter
Professor of Agronomy
David G. Clark
Professor of Environmental Horticulture
Matias Kirst
Associate Professor of Forest Resources and Conservation
William E. Pine
Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Max Teplitski
Associate Professor of Soil and Water Science
Alan L. Wright
Associate Professor of Soil and Water Science
College of Journalism and Communications
Sylvia Chan-Olmsted
Professor of Telecommunication
Levin College of Law
Yariv Brauner
Professor of Law
College of Medicine
David C. Bloom
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Jorg Bungert
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Thomas C. Foster
Professor of Neuroscience
Frederick S. Southwick
Professor of Medicine
Arun Srivastava
Kitzman Professor of Genetics
Robert L. Wears
Professor of Emergency Medicine
College of Nursing
Donna Felber Neff
Associate Professor of Adult and Elderly Nursing
College of Pharmacy
Julie A. Johnson
Chandran Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Robert L. Cook
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Donald C. Bolser
Professor of Physiological Sciences