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ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY

CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS

Chair and Professorship Holders
Name of Chair or Professorship	Chair Holder	Department or School
College of Architecture
Harry West Chair in Quality Growth & Regional Development	Catherine L. Ross	City Planning
Thomas W. Ventulett, III Distinguished Chair in Architectural Design	Lars Spuijbroek	College of Architecture
College of Computing
Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing	Richard Lipton	College of Computing
GRA Eminent Scholar/Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications	James Foley	College of Computing
John P. Imlay Jr. Chair in Computing (Software)	Calton Pu	College of Computing
John P. Imlay Jr. Dean's Chair in Computing	Richard DeMillo	College of Computing
KUKA Chair of Robotics	Henrik Christensen	College of Computing
College of Management
INVESCO Chair in International Finance	Charles Mulford	College of Management
Steven A. Denning Professorship for Technology & Management	Mark Ferguson	College of Management
Thomas R. Williams-Wachovia Professorship in Management	vacant/in search	College of Management
Alton M. Costley Chair in Sales and Management	Sandra Slaughter	College of Management
Cecil B. Day Chair in Business Ethics	vacant/in search	College of Management
Ernest Scheller, Jr. Chair in Innovation, Entrepren. & Commercialization	Jerry Thursby	College of Management
Fuller E. Callaway Chair in the College of Management	Eugene E. Comiskey	College of Management
Gary T. and Elizabeth R. Jones Chair in Management	Ajay Kohli	College of Management
Hal and John Smith Chair of Small Business and Entrepreneurship	Marie Thursby	College of Management
Lawrence P. Huang Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship	David Ku	College of Management
Robert H. Ledbetter, Sr. Professor of the Practice of Real Estate Devl.	vacant/in search	College of Management
Russell and Nancy McDonough Chair in Finance	Vikram Nanda	College of Management
Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr. Dean’s Chair	Steven Salbu	College of Management
Tedd Munchak Entrepreneurship Chair	Terry Blum	College of Management
Thomas R. Williams Chair in Management	Cheol S. Eun	College of Management
Thomas R. Williams-Wachovia Professors in Finance	Ajay Khorana	College of Management
Brady Family Professor of Management	vacant/in search	Management
College of Sciences
GRA Eminent Scholar Chair is Structured Biology	Steve Harvey	School of Biology
Harry and Linda Teasley Chair in Environmental Biology	Mark Hay	School of Biology
Mary & Maisie Gibson Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Computational Systems Biology	Jeffrey Skolnick	School of Biology
GRA Eminent Scholar and Vasser-Woolley Chair in Sensors and Instrumentation	Jiri Janata	Chemistry & Biochemistry
GRA Eminent Scholar in Molecular Design	Jean-Luc Bredas	Chemistry & Biochemistry
Julius Brown Chair in Chemistry & Biochemistry/Vasser Woolley Faculty Scholar	Mostafa A. El-Sayed	Chemistry & Biochemistry
The Goizueta Foundation Junior Faculty Rotating Professorship	Rigoberto Hernandez	Chemistry & Biochemistry
Vasser Woolley Chair in Chemistry & Biochemistry	Gary B. Schuster	Chemistry & Biochemistry
GRA Eminent Scholar/Georgia Power Scholar in Global Environment	Philippe Van Cappellen	Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Fuller E. Callaway Chair in Computational Materials Science	Uzi Landman	Physics
Glen P. Robinson Chair in Non-Linear Science	Predrag Cvitanovic	Physics
GRA Eminent Scholar in High-Speed Optical Physics	Rick Trebino	Physics
Elizabeth Smithgall Watts Chair in Behavioral and Animal Conservation	Terry Maple	Psychology
Ivan Allen College
Ivan Allen Dean’s Chair	Sue Rosser	Ivan Allen College
Melvin Kranzberg Professorship in the History of Technology	John Krige	History, Technology, & Society
James and Mary Wesley Chair in Ivan Allen College	Jay D. Bolter	Literature, Communication, & Culture
Margaret T. and Henry Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry	Thomas Lux	Literature, Communication, & Culture
College of Engineering
Glen P. Robinson Chair in Electro-Optics	Gary G. Gimmestad	--
Brock Family Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine	vacant/in search	College of Engineering
Eugene C., Gwaltney, Jr. Chair in Manufacturing Systems	Leon F. McGinnis	College of Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Hightower Chair in Environmental Technologies	John Crittenden	College of Engineering
Hightower Chair in Biopolymers	vacant/in search	College of Engineering
Hightower Chair in the College of Engineering	Allen Tannenbaum	College of Engineering
Hightower Professorship in Engineering	vacant/in search	College of Engineering
Julian T. Hightower Chair in Engineering	Jeff Shamma	College of Engineering
Boeing Professorship of Advanced Aerospace Systems Analysis	Dimitri Mavris	Aerospace Engineering
David S. and Andrew F. Lewis Chair for Space Technology Robert	David Braun	Aerospace Engineering
David S. Lewis Chair in Aerospace Engineering	Ben Zinn	Aerospace Engineering
David S. Lewis Professorship in Cognitive Engineering	Amy Pritchett	Aerospace Engineering
Dutton/Ducoffe Professorship	Eric Feron	Aerospace Engineering
Lockheed Martin Professorship in Avoinics Integration	Eric N. Johnson	Aerospace Engineering
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Endowed Professorship in Aerospace Engr.	Mark Costello	Aerospace Engineering
William R.T. Oakes School Chair in Aerospace Engineering	Vigor Yang	Aerospace Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/David D. Flanagan Chair in Biological Systems	Eberhard Voit	Biomedical Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Lawerence L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Chair in Bioengr.	Don Giddens	Biomedical Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Price Gilbert, Jr. Chair in Tissue Engineering	Barbara Boyan	Biomedical Engineering
Robert A. Milton Chair	Gang Bao	Biomedical Engineering
Wallace H. Coulter Department Chair in Biomedical Engineering	Larry V. McIntire	Biomedical Engineering
Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engr.	Ajit Yoganathan	Biomedical Engineering
Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engr. (Emory)	Shuming Nie	Biomedical Engineering
Hercules Incorporated/Thomas L. Gossage Chair in Chemical Engr.	Paul Kohl	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Thomas C. DeLoach Jr. Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engr.	Dennis Hess	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Cecil J. "Pete" Silas Chair in Chemical Engineering	Ronald W. Rousseau	Chemical Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Roberto C. Goizueta Chair for Excellence in Chemical Engineering	William Koros	Chemical Engineering
J. Erskine Love, Jr. Institute Chair in Engineering	Charles Eckert	Chemical Engineering
Frederick R. Dickerson Chair Endowment Fund	vacant/in search	Civil and Enviromental Engineering
Georgia Power Distinguished Professorship in Civil and Environmental Engineering	Armistead Russell	Civil and Enviromental Engineering
Raymond Allen Jones Chair	Bruce Ellingwood	Civil and Enviromental Engineering
The Goizueta Foundation Faculty Chair	Juan C. Santamarina	Civil and Enviromental Engineering
Demetrius T. Paris Junior Professorship	Paul Voss	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Power Distinguished Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering #1	Athanasios Meliopoulos	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Power Distinguished Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering #2	Ajeet Rohatgi	Electrical and Computer Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar /Steve W. Chaddick Chair in Electro-Optics	Russell Dupuis	Electrical and Computer Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Arbutus Chair in Distributed Engineering Edu.	Ed Colye	Electrical and Computer Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/John E. Pippin Chair in Wireless Communications	Nikil Jayant	Electrical and Computer Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/John H. Weitnauer, Jr. Technology Transfer Chair	John A. Copeland	Electrical and Computer Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Joseph M. Pettit Chair in Electronics Packaging	Rao Tummala	Electrical and Computer Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Kenneth G. Byers, Jr. Chair in Optical Networking	Gee-Kung Chang	Electrical and Computer Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Motorola Foundation Chair in Advanced Communications	Fred Juang	Electrical and Computer Engineering
GRA Eminent Scholar/Rhesa Screven Farmer, Jr. Chair (Embedded Sys.)	Wayne Wolf	Electrical and Computer Engineering
John and Marilu McCarty Chair of Electrical Engineering	James McClellan	Electrical and Computer Engineering
John E. Pippin Chair in Electromagnetics	Glenn Smith	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph M. Pettit Chair	Sudhakar Yalamanchili	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph M. Pettit Chair in Microelectronics	James D. Meindl	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph M. Pettit Professor in Electronics	Madhavan Swaminathan	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph M. Pettit Professorship in Communications	Gordon L. Stuber	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph M. Pettit Professorship in Digital Signal Processing	Mark Clements	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph M. Pettit Professorship in Microelectronics	Mark G. Allen	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Julius Brown Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering	Thomas K. Gaylord	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kenneth G. Byers Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Microelectronics)	Steven McLaughlin	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kenneth G. Byers Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Signal Processing)	John Cressler	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kenneth G. Byers Professorship in Telecommunications	Ian F. Akyilidiz	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Motorola Foundation Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engr.	Kevin Kornegay	Electrical and Computer Engineering
ON Semiconductor Junior Professorship in Analog Integr. Circuit Design	Maysam Ghovanloo	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Schlumberger Chair in Microelectronics	Joy Laskar	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Steve W. Chaddick School Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering	Gary S. May	Electrical and Computer Engineering
A. Russell Chandler III Chair	George L. Nemhauser	Industrial and Systems Engineering
Anderson-Interface Chair in Natural Systems	Valerie Thomas	Industrial and Systems Engineering
Carolyn J. Stewart Chair	Jianjun "Jan" Shi	Industrial and Systems Engineering
Chandler Family Chair in ISyE	William J. Cook	Industrial and Systems Engineering
Coca-Cola Chair of Material Handling and Distribution	Ellis L. Johnson	Industrial and Systems Engineering
Coca-Cola Professorship in Engineering Statistics	Jeff Wu	Industrial and Systems Engineering
Coca-Cola Professorship in Industrial and Systems Engineering	Ahmed Shabbir	Industrial and Systems Engineering
H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair in the School of ISyE	Chelsea C. White I	Industrial and Systems Engineering
James C. Edenfield Endowed Chair in ISyE	Jiangang (Jim) Dai	Industrial and Systems Engineering
John P. Hunter, Jr. Chair in Industrial and Systems Engineering	Arkadi S. Nemirovski	Industrial and Systems Engineering
Manhattan Associates, Inc Chair in Supply Chain Management	John Bartholdi	Industrial and Systems Engineering
Schneider National Chair in Transportation and Logistics	Chelsea C. White I	Industrial and Systems Engineering
William W. George Professorship in Health Systems	Gregory Abowd	Industrial and Systems Engineering
B. Mifflin Hood Professorship in Ceramic Engineering	Kenneth Sandhage	Materials Science and Engineering
Charles A. Smithgall Jr. Institute Chair	C.P. Wong	Materials Science and Engineering
Agustin A. Ramirez/HUSCO International Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power Systems	Wayne Book	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Carter N. Paden, Jr. Distinguished Chair in Metals Processing	David McDowell	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. School Chair in Mechanical Engineering	William Wepfer	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Fuller E. Callaway Chair in Fusion Engineering	Weston M. Stacey, Jr.	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
George W. Woodruff Chair in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Systems)	Jerry H. Ginsburg	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
George W. Woodruff Chair in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Systems)	Ari Glezer	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Georgia Power Distinguished Professorship in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering	Richard Salant	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
John M. McKenney and Warren D. Shiver Distinguished Chair in Building Mechanical Systems	Yogendra K. Joshi	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Professorship in Mechanical Engineering for Advanced Manufacturinng Systems	Steven Danyluk	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Professorship in Mechancial Engineering #2	vacant/in search	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Professorship in Mechanical Engineering #1	Steven Y. Lang	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Parker H. Petit Chair for Engineering in Medicine	Robert Nerem	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Rae and Frank H. Neely Chair	Peter H. Rogers	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Southern Nuclear Company Distinguished Professor	S.I. Abdel-Khalik	Woodruff School of Mechanical Engr.
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Cowan-Turner Chair of Servant Leadership	Joel Cowan	Institute
GRA Eminent Scholar and Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Chair in Energy Sustainability	David Sholl	Institute
Termed Professorships
H. Bruce McEver Visiting Chair in Writing	rotates each year	Ivan Allen College
Thomas R. Williams-Wachovia Professorship in Information Technology	Wu, Dongjun	--
ADVANCE Professorship in the College of Architechture	Catherine L. Ross	College of Architecture
ADVANCE Professorship in College of Computing	Mary Jean Harrold	College of Computing
Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar	Ravi Bellamkonda	College of Engineering
Georgia Cancer Coalition’s Distinguished Cancer Clinician and Scientist	Melissa Kemp	College of Engineering
Georgia Cancer Coalition’s Distinguished Cancer Clinician and Scientist	Ravi Bellamkonda	College of Engineering
Georgia Cancer Coalition’s Distinguished Cancer Clinician and Scientist	Ming Yuan	College of Engineering
Georgia Cancer Coalition’s Distinguished Cancer Clinician and Scientist	Valeria Milam	College of Engineering
Carlton S. Wilder Junior Faculty Professorships in Environmental Engn.	Frank E. Loeffler	College of Engineering
ADVANCE Professorship in College of Engineering	Mary Ann Ingram	College of Engineering
Schneider National Professorship in Transportation and Logistics	Martin Savelsbergh	College of Engineering
Joseph Anderer Faculty Fellow	Samuel Graham	College of Engineering
Woodruff Faculty Fellow	Andrei Fedorov	College of Engineering
Woodruff Faculty Fellow	Andres Garcia	College of Engineering
Woodruff Faculty Fellow	Levent Degertekin	College of Engineering
Woodruff Faculty Fellow	Minami Yoda	College of Engineering
Woodruff Faculty Fellow	Shreyes Melkote	College of Engineering
Evelyn T. and Mallory C. Jones Jr. Term Professorship	Narayan Jayaraman	College of Management
ADVANCE Professorship in the College of Management	Christina Shalley	College of Management
Brady Family Professorship Fund in Management (term)	Goutam Challagalla	College of Management
Georgia Cancer Coalition’s Distinguished Cancer Clinician and Scientist	Francesca Storici	College of Sciences
Georgia Cancer Coalition’s Distinguished Cancer Clinician and Scientist	Yuhong Fan	College of Sciences
Blanchard-Milliken Junior Faculty Fellow	Andrew Lyon	College of Sciences
Blanchard-Milliken Junior Faculty Fellow	Marcus Weck	College of Sciences
Vasser-Woolley Faculty Fellow	David Sherrill	College of Sciences
ADVANCE Professorship in College of Sciences	Wing Suet Li	College of Sciences
ADVANCE Professorship in Ivan Allen College	Mary Frank Fox	Ivan Allen College

Source: Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Affairs

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ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY

CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS

Chair and Professorship Holders

College of Architecture

College of Computing

College of Management

College of Sciences

Ivan Allen College

College of Engineering

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Termed Professorships