UF Research Foundation Professors
The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) recently recognized its annual class of UF Research Foundation Professors. The three-year professorships were created to recognize faculty who have established a distinguished record of research and scholarship that is expected to lead to continuing distinction in their field. Six CLAS professors received the award this year:
Peter Hirschfield
Physics Professor Peter Hirschfeld is a condensed
matter theorist whose research interests include properties of heavy
fermion and, more recently, high temperature cuprate superconductors.
He received a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton
University and is a Fellow
of the American Physical Society. Both an active scholar and mentor,
he has authored 119 research articles and served as director of his department’s
graduate admissions program. In 2001, he was awarded the Friedrich-Bessel
Prize by the Alexander
Humboldt Foundation for his outstanding research
accomplishments.
David A. Hodell
Geology Professor David
Hodell's research utilizes deep-sea
and lake sediment cores collected globally to unravel the climatic
history of the Earth from decades to millions of years in the past.
His current research is focused on the influence of climate change
on the cultural evolution of the Maya civilization in Mesoamerica,
and the history of glacial-to-interglacial climate change in the
polar oceans during the last several million years. He holds
a Ph.D. in oceanography from the University
of Rhode Island.
Walter Judd
Walter Judd, Professor of Botany, has conducted fieldwork
in the Southeastern U.S., the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands. His research focuses on the systematics
and evolution of flowering plants and he is currently involved in a taxonomic
revision of Miconia sect. Chaenopleura. He is also
one of the organizers of the Generic Flora of the Southeastern U.S. project.
Judd holds a Ph.D. in biology from Harvard
University and was named CLAS
Teacher of the Year in 1997.
Lisa McElwee-White
Chemistry Professor Lisa McElwee-White’s research
applies organometallic chemistry to problems in materials deposition,
methodology for organic synthesis, and catalysis. She holds a Ph.D.
in chemistry from the California Institute
of Technology and her recent
areas of study include organometallic precursors for the chemical vapor
deposition of inorganic films, heterobimetallic catalysts for the electrochemical
oxidation of alcohols with applications to direct methanol fuel cells,
and catalytic carbonylation of amines as an alternative to the use of
phosgene and its derivatives.
Milagros Peña
Milagros
Peña is a professor of sociology and
women’s studies and director of the Center
for Women’s Studies
and Gender Research. She earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the State
University of New York at Stony Brook and her research interests
include women’s
studies, social movements, race and ethnic relations. She is the author
of a new book, “Latina
Activists Across Borders: Women’s
Grassroots Organizing in Mexico and Texas,” and serves as associate
editor of the “Journal
for the Scientific Study of Religion.”
Jane Southworth
Jane Southworth, Associate Professor of Geography,
is a land change scientist. Her research addresses land use/land cover
change analyses which question how economic development, accessibility
and protected areas impact changes in land cover and land use; improved
techniques for the analysis and incorporation of remote sensing into
geostatistical and modeling studies; and modeling the effects of climate
change and changing climate variability on both natural and agricultural
systems. She holds a Ph.D. in environmental science from Indiana
University.
Faculty Honorees
Faculty designated as outstanding by student award winners
- Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Lori Altmann, Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Stephen Asare, Accounting
- Sharon Austin, Political Science
- Andrés Avellaneda, Romance Languages & Literatures
- Carl Barfield, Entomology
- Thomas Biebricher, Political Science
- David Bloomquist, Civil & Coastal Engineering
- Richard Brantley, English
- Philip Brucat, Chemistry
- Douglas Cenzer, Mathematics
- Malka Dagan, African & Asian Language and Literatures
- Jesse Dallery, Psychology
- Tammy Davidson, Chemistry
- Valériede Crécy-Lagard, Microbiology & Cell Science
- David Denslow, Economics
- David Derrico, Pathophysiology
- Richard Dickinson, Chemical Engineering
- Julie Dodd, Journalism
- Elliot Douglas, Materials Science & Engineering
- Edward Dugan, Nuclear & Radiological Engineering
- Ben Dunn, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Bruce Edwards, Mathematics
- Robert Emerson, Management
- David Evans, Zoology
- Mike Foley, Journalism
- Joanne Foss, Occupational Therapy
- John Freeman, Journalism
- Robert Garrigues, Health Professions
- Geoffrey Giles, History
- James Goodwin, Germanic & Slavic Studies
- Martin Gunderson, Architecture
- Kenneth Heilman, Neurology
- Matthew Jacobs, History
- Lewis Johns, Chemical Engineering
- Kevin Jones, Materials Science & Engineering
- Andrew Judge, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
- Jeffrey Keaffaber, Chemistry
- Lawrence Kenny, Economics
- John Klauder, Physics, Math
- Ben Koopman, Environmental Engineering Sciences
- Chrysostomos Kostopoulos, Classics
- Jeffrey Krause, Chemistry
- Susan Kubota, African & Asian Language and Literatures
- Herman Lam, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Jean Larson, Mathematics
- George Lebo, Astronomy
- Lora Levett, Criminology, Law & Society
- Mark Lewis, Psychiatry
- Staffan Lindberg, Political Science
- William Logan, English
- Gillian Lord, Romance Languages & Literatures
- Richard Lutz, Marketing
- Terry McCoy, Latin American Studies
- Brian McCrea, English
- Lisa McElwee-White, Chemistry
- Pamela McMahon, Food Science and Human Nutrition
- Renwei Mei, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Barbara Mennel, English
- Scott Miller, Psychology
- Ximena Moors, Romance Languages & Literatures
- Bryon Moraski, Political Science
- Allen Neims, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Richard Nolan, Political Science
- Conor O’Dwyer, Political Science
- Milagros Peña, Women’s Studies & Gender Research
- Dana Peterson, AIM Program
- Murali Rao, Mathematics
- Richard Rose, Theatre and Dance
- William Rossi, Finance Insurance & Real Estate
- Howard Rothman, Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Mark Rush, Economics
- Galina Rylkova, Germanic & Slavic Studies
- Kenneth Sassaman, Anthropology
- Renata Serra, Center for African Studies
- S.A. Sherif, Mechanical Aerospace Engineering
- Rahul Shrivastav, Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
- Ted Spiker, Journalism
- Samuel Stafford, Political Science
- Craig Tapley, Finance Insurance & Real Estate
- Robert Thompson, English
- Pham Tiep, Mathematics
- Mark Tillman, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
- Trysh Travis, Women’s Studies & Gender Research
- Michael Tuccelli, Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Anastasia Ulanowicz, English
- Martin Vala, Chemistry
- Robert Wagman, Classics
- Michael Warren, Anthropology
- John Watkins, Music
- Mary Watt, Romance Languages & Literatures
- Peter Waylen, Geography
- Stephanie Webster, Written & Oral Communication
- Phillip Wegner, English
- James Winefordner, Chemistry
- Gene Witmer, Philosophy
- Patricia Woods, Political Science
- Andrew Zimmerman, Geological Sciences
- Adriana Baratelli, Counseling
- Alex Reed, Music
- Ana Zapata, Romance Languages & Literatures
