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2013 AAAS Fellows Luncheon
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Susan BellProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Biological Sciences, Dr. Susan Bell was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the understanding of estuarine, salt marsh, and near-coastal habitats of the East Coast, and for her vision as an academic leader. Dr. Susan Bell, professor of Integrative Biology at the University of South Flor …READ MORE -
Paula BickfordProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Paula C. Bickford was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of aging research, and particularly as a leader in the field of nutritional neuroscience and for outstanding service. Dr. Paula C. Bickford is professor of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair at th …READ MORE -
Cesar BorlonganProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Neuroscience, Dr. Cesar V. Borlongan was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of stem cell therapy for neurological disorders, particularly for advancing translational biomedical research of cell based-therapeutics in stroke. Cesar V. Borlongan, Ph.D., is professor and vice-chai …READ MORE -
Robert DeschenesProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Biological Sciences, Dr. Robert J. Deschenes was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of molecular cell biology and the use of model genetic systems to elucidate the spatial arrangement of signaling proteins. Dr. Robert J. Deschenes is professor and chair of Molecular Medicine …READ MORE -
James GareyProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Biological Sciences, Dr. James R. Garey was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions toward the development of the new animal phylogeny that is now prominently found in all biology textbooks. Dr. James R. Garey is professor and founding chair of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology …READ MORE -
Lawrence HallProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
Lawrence Hall is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at University of South Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Florida State University in 1986 and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1980. His research interests lie in distributed machine learning, data mining, pa …READ MORE -
Karen LillerProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Education, Dr. Karen D. Liller was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions as a graduate education administrator and also as a research scholar in the fields of public health and children's injury prevention. Dr. Karen D. Liller is presently dean of the Graduate School and associate vice presid …READ MORE -
Lorena MadrigalProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Anthropology, Dr. Lorena Madrigal was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the study of evolutionary change in recent human populations and for distinguished service to the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Lorena Madrigal is professor of Anthropology at the University of …READ MORE -
Earl McCoyProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Biological Sciences, Dr. Earl D. McCoy was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to ecology and conservation biology and as an unselfish leader as the associate chair of the department of Integrative Biology for more than 20 years. Earl D. McCoy is professor and associate chair of Integrative …READ MORE -
George NolasProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Physics, Dr. George S. Nolas was elected as an AAAS Fellow for contributions to materials and solid-state physics, particularly for the development of thermoelectric materials, and in investigating the fundamental physics of clathrate and clathrate-like materials. Dr. George S. Nolas is professor of Physics at t …READ MORE -
Richard PollenzProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Biological Sciences, Dr. Richard S. Pollenz was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of molecular toxicology, particularly for advances in understanding aryl hydrocarbon receptor signal transduction at the protein level. Richard S. Pollenz is a tenured professor of Cell Biology, …READ MORE -
Nagarajan RanganathanProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Information, Computing & Communication, Dr. Nagarajan Ranganathan was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of computer science and engineering, particularly for the development of algorithms and architectures for VLSI systems and applications. Dr. Nagarajan Ranganathan is Di …READ MORE -
John SkvoretzProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Social, Economic and Political Sciences, Dr. John Skvoretz was elected as an AAAS Fellow for exemplary contributions to the field of mathematical sociology, particularly for models in the research areas of small group processes and social networks. Dr. John Skvoretz is professor of Sociology at the University of …READ MORE -
Peter StilingProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Biological Sciences, Dr. Peter Stiling was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the fields of global climate change, coastal biology, and biology teaching. Dr. Peter Stiling is professor and chair of Integrative Biology at the University of South Florida. He received his Ph.D. from Unive …READ MORE -
Lynn WeckerProfessorAAAS FellowAward Type: AAU NRC
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Lynn Wecker was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished service to the scientific community as an innovative, highly accomplished researcher, award-winning teacher, and dedicated servant and leader of her academic disciplines. Dr. Lynn Wecker is Distinguished University Professor …READ MORE -
Paul SanbergProfessorNAI FellowAward Type: Others
Awarded: 2012
Dr. Paul R. Sanberg is Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation, Distinguished University Professor, Director of the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, and Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine, at the University of South Florida. Dr. Sanberg trained at York University, the …READ MORE -
Richard GitlinProfessorNAI FellowAward Type: Others
Awarded: 2012
DR. RICHARD D. GITLIN is a State of Florida 21st Century World Class Scholar and the Agere Systems Chair Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He has more than 40 years of leadership in the communications and networking. Before joining USF he was Chief Technology Officer of Hammerhead System …READ MORE -
Yogi GoswamiProfessorNAI FellowAward Type: Others
Awarded: 2012
As part of the Section on Engineering, Dr. Yogi D. Goswami was elected as an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished contributions to research, development and education in renewable energies, particularly innovative work in solar thermal power generation, and for upholding rigorous scientific discourse as chief editor of Solar Energy. Goswami …READ MORE -
Barbara HansenProfessorNAI FellowAward Type: Others
Awarded: 2012
Dr. Hansen is the Director of the Center for Preclinical Research, which combines the Obesity, Diabetes and Aging Research Center and the Diabetes Complications Prevention Center of the College of Medicine and Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of South Florida Tampa. Her research has addressed the physiologic …READ MORE -
Shyam MohapatraProfessorNAI FellowAward Type: Others
Awarded: 2012
Shayam Mohapatra, Ph.D., is Distinguished Health Professor, vice chair for Research in Internal Medicine and director of the Division of Translational Medicine, Nanomedicine Research Center at the University of South Florida. He trained in Genetics for his Ph.D. at the Australian National University (Australia), has had his research fell …READ MORE -
Andreas MullerAssistant ProfessorNSF CAREER AwardAward Type: AAU TARU
Awarded: 2012
Coherent control and quantum optics of solid-state nanostructures Optical spectroscopy of discrete semiconductor nanostructures, incl. quantum dots, impurity centers and other mesoscopic structures Solid-state cavity quantum electrodynamics for novel nano-photonic devices incl. few emitter lasers, single-photon sources and elementary s …READ MORE -
Colin HeydtAssociate ProfessorInstitute for Advanced Study FellowshipAward Type: Others
Awarded: 2013
Ph.D. Boston University, 2003. Joined the Philosophy Department at USF in 2005. His research focuses on the history of ethics and political philosophy. Heydt is the author of Rethinking Mill's Ethics: Character and Aesthetic Education (Continuum, 2006) as well as chapters in edited collections and articles published in Journal of the Hist …READ MORE -
Jiangfeng ZhouAssistant ProfessorSloan Research FellowshipAward Type: AAU TARU NRC
Awarded: 2013
Dr. Zhou's research focuses on theoretical modeling and experimental characterization of photonic structures including metamaterials, surface plasmons and photonic crystals. …READ MORE -
Cameron AinsworthAssistant ProfessorSloan Research FellowshipAward Type: AAU TARU NRC
Awarded: 2013
My research is focused on understanding how human activities influence the structure and functioning of marine communities. Within this framework, I concentrate on three key areas: examining anthropogenic drivers of ecosystem change, examining ecosystem services and the bioeconomic rationales for conservation, and developing new methods a …READ MORE -
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FACULTY HONORS, PRIZES, AND AWARDS
Awards bring prestige and recognition to the university and honor deserving scholars. They are not only a recognition of faculty excellence, but also an important metric of institutional performance. We are pleased to list on this site the University of South Florida faculty members with distinction based on fellowships, prizes and awards recognized by the Association of American Universities (AAU), Top American Research Universities (TARU), National Research Council (NRC), and other prestigious national and international awards in different disciplines.
UPCOMING AWARDS
