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Chairs and Professorships

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Endowed College of Science Chair(s) / Professorship(s)
A.E. Martell Endowed Chair
Portrait of Paul Cremer Cremer, Paul - (Since 2007)

Professor of Chemistry. B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1996; Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research, The Welch Foundation (2006); Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation (2003); Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2002); Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER), National Science Foundation (2001);

Research Interests: Investigations of biological interfaces by nonlinear optical spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and microfluidic techniques.
Applied Biosystems/MDS Sciex, Instruments Professorship in Mass Spectrometry in Chemistry
Portrait of David Russell Russell, David - (Since 2002)

Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1974; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1978;

Research Interests: Research on fundamental ion chemistry and instrument development; particular emphasis on laser mass spectrometry methods and biological mass spectrometry.
Arthur George and Mary Emolene Owen Chair in Mathematics
Portrait of William Johnson Johnson, William - (Since 1984)

Distinguished Professor of Mathematics. B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1966; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1969;

Research Interests: Functional analysis.
Portrait of Gilles Pisier Pisier, Gilles - (Since 1985)

Distinguished Professor of Mathematics. B.S., University of Paris, 1967; Ph.D., University of Paris, 1977; Foreign Member, Polish Academy of Sciences (2005); Member, Paris Academy of Sciences (2002); Stephan Banach Medal, Polish Academy of Sciences (2001); Ostrowski Prize, The Ostrowski Foundation (1997);

Research Interests: Functional analysis.
Cyclotron Institute Bright Chair in Nuclear Science
Portrait of Joseph Natowitz Natowitz, Joseph - (Since 2002)

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Florida, 1958; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1965; Southwest Regional Award, American Chemical Society (2000); Award for Nuclear Chemistry, American Chemical Society (1995);

Research Interests: Nuclear reaction mechanisms; thermodynamics of highly excited nuclei, limits to existence of nuclei; the nuclear equation of state; nuclear dynamics.
Davidson Chair in Science
Portrait of John Bevan Bevan, John - (Since 2005)

Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Wales, 1968; M.S., University of Surrey, 1970; Ph.D., University College London, 1975;

Research Interests: High resolution spectroscopy and submillimeter instrumentation. Morphed potentials in non-covalent interactions. Electron-molecule collisions and environmental technology. Non-invasive state-specific molecular diagnostics for lung cancer and other diseases.
Portrait of Kim Dunbar Dunbar, Kim - (Since 2004)

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Westminster College, 1980; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1984; Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation; Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation;

Research Interests: Synthesis and characterization of transition metal compounds and molecule-based materials with unusual physical properties; nucleic acid binding of metal complexes.
Portrait of Francois Gabbai Gabbai, Francois - (Since 2008)

Professor of Chemistry. Ed.D., Universite de Bordeaux, 1988; M.S., Universite de Bordeaux, 1990; Ph.D., University of Texas Austin, 1994; Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER), National Science Foundation (2001);

Research Interests: Polyfunctional Lewis Acids in Molecular Recognition. Catalysis and Supramolecular Materials; Physical organic chemistry.
Portrait of Michael Hall Hall, Michael - (Since 2004)

Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Juniata College, 1966; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1971;

Research Interests: Theoretical studies of the electronic structure of inorganic complexes, organometallic compounds, metal, cluster and metalloenzymes; relationship between electronic structure and chemical behavior, especially catalysis.
Portrait of Frank Raushel Raushel, Frank - (Since 2004)

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B.A., St. Thomas College, 1972; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1976;

Research Interests: Determination of enzyme reaction mechanisms and protein structure using kinetic, genetic, and magnetic resonance techniques.
Portrait of Daniel Singleton Singleton, Daniel - (Since 2005)

Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Case Western Reserve University, 1977; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1986;

Research Interests: Organic synthetic methodology; cycloadditions reactions; intramolecular cyclizations; isotope effects.
Dow Chair in Chemical Invention
Portrait of John Gladysz Gladysz, John - (Since 2007)

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. Ph.D., Stanford University, 1974;

Research Interests: Organic chemistry; organometallic chemistry; catalysis.
Ed Rachal Chair in High Energy Physics
Portrait of Robert Webb Webb, Robert - (Since 2007)

Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1968; M.A., Princeton University, 1970; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1972;

Research Interests: Electronic counter experiments in high-energy particle physics; experimental stroparticle physics; searches for new particles; long baseline neutrino oscillation studies.
George P. Mitchell '40 Chair in Experimental Physics
Portrait of Edward Fry Fry, Edward - (Since 2005)

Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., University of Michigan, 1962; M.S., University of Michigan, 1963; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1969; Fellow, American Physical Society (1997); EG&G Medal, Society of Optical and Quantum Electronics (1995);

Research Interests: Atomic and molecular spectroscopy; quantum optics; foundations of quantum mechanics; electromagnetic scattering by particles; ocean optics.
George P. Mitchell '40 Chair in Statistics
Portrait of H. Joseph Newton Newton, H. Joseph - (Since 2006)

Professor of Statistics. B.S., Niagara University, 1971; M.S., SUNY Buffalo, 1973; Ph.D., SUNY Buffalo, 1975; Fellow, American Statistical Association (1995);

Research Interests: time series analysis, computational statistics.
Gradipore Chair in Separation Science in Chemistry
Portrait of Gyula Vigh Vigh, Gyula - (Since 2001)

Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Veszprem, 1968; M.S., University of Veszprem, 1970; Ph.D., University of Veszprem, 1975;

Research Interests: Analytical and preparative separations by liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and capillary electrophoresis.
Hershel E. Burgess Chair in Physics (Non-High Energy Physics)
Portrait of Marlan Scully Scully, Marlan - (Since 1997)

Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy. Ed.D., Casper College, 1959; B.S., University of Wyoming, 1961; M.S., Yale University, 1963; Ph.D., Yale University, 1966; Fellow, American Acedemy of Arts & Sciences (2008); Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society (2005); Quantum Electronics Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Laser and Electro-Optics Society (IEEE LEOS) (2003); Member, National Academy of Sciences (2001); Foreign Member, Academia Europaea (2000); Foreign Member, Max-Planck Society (Germany) (2000); Charles H. Townes Award, Optical Society of America (1998); Adolph E. Lomb Medal, Optical Society of America (1996); Elliott Cresson Medal, The Franklin Institute (1990); Award for Senior U.S. Scientists, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1990); EG&G Medal, Society of Optical and Quantum Electronics;

Research Interests: Laser physics; quantum optics; nonequilibrium statistical mechanics; bioengineering.
John W. Lyons '59 Endowed Chair in Biology
Portrait of Paul Hardin Hardin, Paul - (Since 2005)

Distinguished Professor of Biology. B.S., Southern Methodist University, 1982; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1987;

Research Interests: Molecular biology of biological clocks in Drosophila, behavioral neurogenetics, transcriptional regulation.
Mitchell-Heep Chair in High Energy Physics
Portrait of Dimitri Nanopoulos Nanopoulos, Dimitri - (Since 2002)

Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., University of Athens, 1971; Ph.D., University of Sussex, 1973; 2005 Prize, The Gravity Research Foundation (2005); Commander of the Order of Honor, highest possible distinction of the Greek State, (1996); Permanent Membership, Academy of Athens' Natural and Applied Sciences Section (1996);

Research Interests: High-energy theory; supersymmetry; supergravity; superstrings; astroparticle physics; neurophysics.
Mitchell-Heep-Munnerlyn Endowed Career Enhancement Professorship in Physics or Astronomy
Portrait of Ricardo Eusebi Eusebi, Ricardo - (Since 2010)

Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy. Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2005;

Research Interests: High energy physics.
Portrait of Lucas Macri Macri, Lucas - (Since 2010)

Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2001;

Research Interests: Cosmology, the extragalactic distance scale, and resolved stellar populations.
Mitchell-Heep-Munnerlyn Endowed Chair in Observational Astronomy
Portrait of Nicholas Suntzeff Suntzeff, Nicholas - (Since 2006)

Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., Stanford University, 1974; Ph.D., University of California Santa Cruz, 1980; Gruber Cosmology Prize, Gruber Foundation (2007); AURA Science Award, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. (AURA) (1999); Scientific Breakthrough of the Year (co-discovery of dark energy), Science Magazine (1998); AURA Science Award, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. (AURA) (1993); Robert J. Trumpler Award, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (outstanding astronomy thesis at North American universities) (1983);

Research Interests: Cosmology, supernovae, instrumentation.
Mitchell/Heep Chair in Experimental High Energy Physics
Portrait of Peter McIntyre McIntyre, Peter - (Since 2004)

Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.A., University of Chicago, 1967; M.S., University of Chicago, 1968; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1973; Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1980);

Research Interests: Experimental high-energy physics, accelerator technology, superconductivity, and biophysics.
Munnerlyn-Heep Endowed Chair in Quantum Optics
Portrait of M. Suhail Zubairy Zubairy, M. Suhail - (Since 2010)

Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., Edwardes College, 1971; M.S., Quaid-I-Azam University, 1974; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1978; Fellow, American Physical Society (2005); Order of Hilal-e-Imtiaz, President of Pakistan (2001); International Khwarizmi Award, President of Iran (2001);

Research Interests: Quantum optics and laser physics.
Rachal Chair in Chemistry
Portrait of Kevin Burgess Burgess, Kevin - (Since 2004)

Professor of Chemistry. B.S., University of Bath (England), 1979; M.S., University of East Anglia, 1980; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1983; Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1993); Research Career Development Award, National Institutes of Heatlh (1992);

Research Interests: Organic synthesis and biophysical chemistry; syntheses and applications of 2,3-metharoamino acids in peptide and protein mimics; frontiers in combinatorial chemistry; new methodology for sequencing DNA without gel electrophoresis.
Rachal/Mitchell/Heep Endowed Professorship in Physics
Portrait of Darren DePoy DePoy, Darren - (Since 2008)

Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982; Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 1987;

Research Interests: Observational astronomy and astronomy instrumentation, infared spectroscopy and extra-solar planets.
Richard H. Harrison III/External Advisory and Development Council Endowed Dean's Chair in Science
Portrait of H. Joseph Newton Newton, H. Joseph - (Since 2000)

Professor of Statistics. B.S., Niagara University, 1971; M.S., SUNY Buffalo, 1973; Ph.D., SUNY Buffalo, 1975; Fellow, American Statistical Association (1995);

Research Interests: time series analysis, computational statistics.
Robert A. Welch Foundation Chair and Derek Barton Professor in Chemistry
Portrait of Tadhg Begley Begley, Tadhg - (Since 2009)

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B.S., National University of Ireland, 1977; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1983; MERIT Award, National Institutes of Health (2008);

Research Interests: Vitamin biosynthetic pathways and mechanistic enzymology, with a focus on the catalysis of complex organic transformations.
Schuessler/Mitchell/Heep Chair in Experimental Optical and Biomedical Physics
Portrait of Hans Schuessler Schuessler, Hans - (Since 2004)

Professor of Physics and Astronomy. M.S., Rupert Charles University of Heidelberg, 1961; Ph.D., Rupert Charles University of Heidelberg, 1964;

Research Interests: Atomic physics and laser spectroscopy: on-line spectroscopy of short-lived isotopes, measurement of nuclear moments, spins nd charge distributions, cross-sections for spin dependent atomic collisions, ion storage spectroscopy and laser cooling, low energy ion and atom collisions, highly charged ion spectroscopy and Wigner crystals..
Stephen E. Harris Professorship in Quantum Optics
Portrait of Alexei Sokolov Sokolov, Alexei - (Since 2006)

Professor of Physics and Astronomy. M.S., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1994; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2001; Fellow, Optical Society of America (2008); Adolph E. Lomb Medal, Optical Society of America (2003);

Research Interests: Lasers, attosecond physics, femtosecond pulses, molecular modulation.
Stephen Hawking Chair in Fundamental Physics
Portrait of Christopher Pope Pope, Christopher - (Since 2002)

Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., Clare College, University of Cambridge, 1976; M.A., St. John's College, University of Cambridge, 1979; Ph.D., St. John's College, University of Cambridge, 1980;

Research Interests: High-energy theory.
W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Chair in Chemistry
Portrait of Karen Wooley Wooley, Karen - (Since 2009)

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Oregon State University, 1988; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1993;

Research Interests: Design, synthesis and characterization of unique polymers, with emphasis upon the development of synthetic methodologies that allow for the preparation of complex nanostructured materials; novel macromolecular nanostructures for biomedical and materials applications; degradable polymers; nanoscale polymer assemblies; functional polymers.
Walter E. Koss Endowed Professorship
Portrait of Ronald DeVore DeVore, Ronald - (Since 2008)

Distinguished Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1964; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1967; Fellow, American Acedemy of Arts & Sciences (2001);

Research Interests: Applications of fourier analysis, numerical analysis and approximation theory to problems in signal analysis and remote sensing.
Externally-Funded Chair(s) / Professorship(s)
Distinguished Research Chair (TEES)
Portrait of Marlan Scully Scully, Marlan - (Since 2000)

Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy. Ed.D., Casper College, 1959; B.S., University of Wyoming, 1961; M.S., Yale University, 1963; Ph.D., Yale University, 1966; Fellow, American Acedemy of Arts & Sciences (2008); Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society (2005); Quantum Electronics Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Laser and Electro-Optics Society (IEEE LEOS) (2003); Member, National Academy of Sciences (2001); Foreign Member, Academia Europaea (2000); Foreign Member, Max-Planck Society (Germany) (2000); Charles H. Townes Award, Optical Society of America (1998); Adolph E. Lomb Medal, Optical Society of America (1996); Elliott Cresson Medal, The Franklin Institute (1990); Award for Senior U.S. Scientists, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1990); EG&G Medal, Society of Optical and Quantum Electronics;

Research Interests: Laser physics; quantum optics; nonequilibrium statistical mechanics; bioengineering.
E.L. Wehner-Welch Chair in Chemistry
Portrait of Arthur Johnson Johnson, Arthur - (Since 1994)

Distinguished Professor (J) of Chemistry. B.S., California Institute of Technology, 1964; Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1973;

Research Interests: Protein trafficking; membranes; bacterial cytolysins; fluorescence spectroscopy; photocrosslinking; fret; protein folding.
Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence
Portrait of William Bassichis Bassichis, William - (Since 2003)

Professor of Physics and Astronomy. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; M.S., Case Western Reserve University, 1961; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1963; Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence, Texas A\&M University (2003);

Research Interests: Physics education; integrated engineering curriculum.
Portrait of David Bergbreiter Bergbreiter, David - (Since 2006)

Professor of Chemistry. B.S., Michigan State University, 1970; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974; Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence, Texas A\&M University (2006);

Research Interests: Reactions at polymeric surfaces; polymers in heterogeneous catalysis; polymer chemistry; transition metal catalysis; polymer synthesis; asymmetric organic synthesis; organometallic chemistry.
 
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