GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 33 faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2014-2017.
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.
“For nearly two decades, the UFRF Professorships have recognized the university’s top faculty researchers,” said David Norton, UF’s vice president for research. “Key to the UFRF Professorship selection process is that it is based not only on what these individuals have done in the past, but what they are expected to achieve in the future. These are faculty who we anticipate will continue to generate cutting-edge research well into the future.”
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 listed below:
Warrington College of Business Administration
Joseph Alba
Distinguished Professor of Marketing
College of Dentistry
Ozlem Yilmaz
Associate Professor of Periodontology
College of Design, Construction and Planning
Charlie Hailey
Associate Professor of Architecture
College of Education
David J. Therriault
Associate Professor of Education
College of Engineering
Z. Hugh Fan
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mark E. Orazem
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Jose C. Principe
Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Fine Arts
Anna Calluori Holcombe
Professor of Ceramics
Florida Museum of Natural History
Nico Cellinese
Associate Curator of Natural History
College of Health and Human Performance
Thomas L. Clanton
Professor of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Matthew J. Cohen
Associate Professor of Forest Water Resources and Watershed Systems
Valerie de Crecy-Lagard
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Cell Sciences
Jeffrey B. Jones
Professor of Plant Pathology
G. Cliff Lamb
Professor of Reproductive Physiology
Yuncong Li
Professor of Soil and Water Science
Lukasz L. Stelinski
Associate Professor of Entomology and Nematology
College of Journalism and Communications
Amy Jo Coffey
Associate Professor of Telecommunication
Levin College of Law
Christine A. Klein
Professor of Law
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Clarence C. Gravlee
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Andrey Korytov
Professor of Physics
Michelle Cailin Mack
Professor of Biology
Joseph G. Meert
Professor of Geological Sciences
Victoria Emma Pagán
Professor of Classics
College of Medicine
Chen Liu
Professor of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine
Lauren M. McIntyre
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Lyle L. Moldawer
Professor of Surgery
Rolf Renne
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Mark S. Segal
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Andrew M. Kaunitz
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
College of Nursing
Jeanne-Marie R. Stacciarini
Associate Professor of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
Charles A. Peloquin
Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Catherine Price
Associate Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Rosanna Marsella
Professor of Small Animal Clinical Sciences