2007 Convocation
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
