A Quest for Ever Better

Professorships recognize academics who have significantly contributed to scholarship and research, teaching, and service to the University or the broader community. We are proud of the accomplishments of the distinguished professors from the School of Arts and Sciences and the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences listed below.

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  • Govind P. Agrawal

    Dr. James C. Wyant Professor of Optics

    Professor of Optics

    Professor of Physics

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  • Zhen Bai

    Biggar Family Fellow in Data Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science

    Assistant Professor of Computer Science

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    Robert L. McCrory Professor

    Professor of Mechanical Engineering

    Professor of Physics and Astronomy

  • Bigelow, Nicholas P.

    Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics

    Professor of Physics and Astronomy

    Professor of Optics

    LLE Distinguished Scientist

  • Mark Bils

    Hazel Fyfe Professor of Economics

    Professor of Economics

  • Dora Biro profile

    Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

    Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

  • Mark Bocko

    Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Arie Bodek

    George E. Pake Professor of Physics

    Professor of Physics and Astronomy

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    Richard S. Eisenberg Professor in Chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences

    Professor of Chemistry

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    Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities

    Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures

  • Thomas G. Brown

    Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor

    Professor of Optics

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  • Laurel H. Carney

    Marylou Ingram Professor in Biomedical Engineering

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor of Neuroscience

  • Mujdat Cetin

    Robin and Tim Wentworth Director, Goergen Institute for Data Science

    Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Professor of Computer Science

  • Peter Christensen

    Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities

    Professor of Art and Art History

  • Gilbert 'Rip' Collins

    Tracy Hyde Harris Professor

    Professor of Mechanical Engineering

    Professor of Physics

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  • Diane Dalecki

    Kevin J. Parker Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Engineering

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Greg DeAngelis

    George Eastman Professor

    Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

    Professor of Neuroscience

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor in the Center for Visual Science

  • Jack Downey

    John Henry Newman Professor of Roman Catholic Studies

    Professor of Religion

  • Marvin Doyley

    Wilson Professor of Electronic Imaging

    Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor of Imaging Sciences (Radiology)

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    Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science

    Professor of Political Science

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    Don Alonzo Watson Professor of History and Political Science

    Professor of Political Science

    Professor of Economics

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    Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics

    Professor of Physics and Astronomy

    Professor of Optics

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    Andrew S. Kende Professor in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

    Professor of Chemistry

  • James R. Fienup

    Robert E. Hopkins Professor of Optics

    Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Professor of Optics

    Professor in the Center for Visual Science

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    Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education

    Professor of Economics

  • William J. FitzPatrick

    Gideon Webster Burbank Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy

    Professor of Philosophy

  • Robert Foster

    Richard L. Turner Professor of Humanities

    Professor of Anthropology and Visual and Cultural Studies

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    Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

    Professor of Physics and Astronomy

    LLE Distinguished Scientist

  • Eby G. Friedman

    Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Dragony Fu

    Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor

    Professor of Biology

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  • Sina Ghaemmaghami

    George Y. and Catherine H. Wu Professor in Chemistry

    Professor of Biology

  • Vera Gorbunova

    Doris Johns Cherry Professor

    Professor of Biology

  • Kenneth Gross

    Alan F. Hilfiker Distinguished Professor in English

    Professor of English

  • Susan Gustafson

    Karl F. and Bertha A. Fuchs Professor of German Studies

    Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures

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  • Headshot of Gretchen Helmke.

    Thomas H. Jackson Distinguished University Professor

    Professor of Political Science

  • Aaron Hughes

    Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Judaic Studies

    Dean's Professor of Humanities

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    Charles Frederick Houghton Professor of Chemistry

    Professor of Chemistry

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  • Headshot of Lisa Kahn.

    Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences

    Professor of Economics

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    James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry

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    Jay Last Professor in Arts, Sciences & Engineering

    Professor of Chemistry

    Professor of Optics

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  • Amanda Larracuente

    Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor of Biology

    Professor of Biology

  • Bette London

    Joseph Henry Gilmore Professor of English

    Professor of English

  • Jiebo Luo

    Albert Arendt Hopeman Professor of Engineering

    Professor of Computer Science

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    Nicholas George Endowed Professor in Optics

    Professor of Optics and Ophthalmology

    Professor in the Center for Visual Science

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    Marshall D. Gates, Jr. Professor of Chemistry

    Professor of Chemistry

  • Professor McCune.

    Frederick Douglass Professor

    Associate Professor of English

    Associate Professor of Black Studies

  • Joyce McDonough

    Richard L. Turner Professor of Linguistics

    Professor of Linguistics

  • Kevin McFarland

    Dr. Steven Chu Professor in Physics

    Professor of Physics and Astronomy

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    William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

  • Honey Meconi

    Arthur Satz Professor for the Department of Music, School of Arts & Sciences

    Professor of Music, Eastman School of Music

  • John Michael

    John Hall Deane Professor of Rhetoric and Poetry

    Professor of English

    Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies

  • Duncan T. Moore

    Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor in Optical Engineering Science

    Professor of Optics

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor of Business Administration in the Simon Business School

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  • Fatemeh Nargesian

    James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science

    Assistant Professor of Computer Science

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  • Allen Orr

    Shirley Cox Kearns Professor

    Professor of Biology

  • Lynne Orr

    C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor

    Professor of Physics and Astronomy

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  • Kevin J. Parker

    William F. May Professor of Engineering

    Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor of Imaging Sciences (Radiology)

  • Daven C. Presgraves

    Dean's Professor

    Professor of Biology

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    Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor

    Professor of Political Science

    Professor of Business Administration

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    Daniel Burton Fayerweather Professor of Mathematics

    Professor of Mathematics

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    Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor in Public Health and Policy

    Professor of History

    Professor of Clinical Medicine in the School of Medicine and Dentistry

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    Dean's Professor

    Professor of Psychology

  • Jannick Rolland

    Brian J. Thompson Professor of Optical Engineering

    Professor of Optics

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor in the Center for Visual Science

  • Headshot of Lawrence Rothenberg.

    Corrigan-Minehan Professor in Political Science

    Professor of Political Science

  • Nora Rubel

    Jane and Alan Batkin Professor in Jewish Studies

    Professor of Jewish Studies

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    Dexter Perkins Professor in History

    Professor of History

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    Rush Rhees Professor

    Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures

    Professor of Film and Media Studies

  • Joanna Scott

    Roswell Smith Burrows Professor of English

    Professor of English

  • Michael L. Scott

    Arthur Gould Yates Professor of Engineering

    Professor of Computer Science

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    Arthur R. Miller Professor Emeritus of History

    Professor of History

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    Arnold Lisio ’56, ‘61M (MD) and Anne Moore Lisio, MD Endowed Distinguished Professor in Italian Language and Culture

    Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures

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  • John A. Tarduno

    William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor

    Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

    Professor of Physics and Astronomy

  • William Thomson

    Elmer B. Milliman Distinguished Professor in Economics

    Professor of Economics

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  • Nick Vamivakas

    Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Optical Physics

    Professor of Optics

    Professor of Physics

    Dean of Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs

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  • John H. Werren

    Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor Emeritus of Biology

    Research Professor

  • David R. Williams

    William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics

    Professor of Optics

    Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

    Professor of Ophthalmology

    Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor in the Center for Visual Science

  • Sharon Willis

    Fanny Knapp Allen Professor of Fine Arts

    Professor of Art and Art History

    Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies

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  • Xi-Cheng Zhang

    M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics

    Professor of Optics

    Professor of Physics