2023 Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
The University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) announced the promotions of 20 tenured/tenure-track faculty members and 10 instructional faculty members, effective summer 2023. An additional faculty member was named Distinguished University Professor—the highest academic honor bestowed by the university.
Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Members
Named Distinguished University Professor:
Promoted to Professor:
- Maria Cameron, mathematics
- Kan Cao, cell biology and molecular genetics
- Tom Goldstein, computer science, joint appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS)
- Daniel Gruner, entomology
- Vedran Lekic, geology
- Peter Nemes, chemistry and biochemistry
- Jay Deep Sau, physics
- Pratyush Tiwary, chemistry and biochemistry, joint appointment in the Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST)
Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure:
- Zohreh Davoudi, physics
- Antonio De Rosa, mathematics
- Soheil Feizi, computer science, joint appointment in UMIACS
- Megan Fritz, entomology
- Anson Hook, physics
- Mong-Han Huang, geology
- Philip Johnson, biology
- Dave Levin, computer science, joint appointment in UMIACS
- Brian Pierce, cell biology and molecular genetics, joint appointment in the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR)
- Margaret Scull, cell biology and molecular genetics
- Xiaodi Wu, computer science, joint appointment in UMIACS
- Haizhao Yang, mathematics
Instructional Faculty Members
Promoted to Principal Lecturer:
- Fawzi Emad, computer science
- Lee Friedman, chemistry and biochemistry
- Nelson Padua-Perez, computer science
Promoted to Senior Lecturer:
- Stefan Doboszczak, mathematics
- Hervé Franceschi, computer science
- Dana Grosser-Clarkson, Terrapin Teachers
- Swarna Mohan, cell biology and molecular genetics
- Pedram Sadeghian, computer science
- Erin Tran, cell biology and molecular genetics
- Kathryn Truman, mathematics