A Quest for Ever Better
Professorships recognize academics who have significantly contributed to scholarship and research, teaching, and service to the University or the broader community. We are proud of the accomplishments of the distinguished professors from the School of Arts and Sciences and the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences listed below.
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Dr. James C. Wyant Professor of Optics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics
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Biggar Family Fellow in Data Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Dean's Professor of Music
Professor of Music, Arthur Satz Department of Music, School of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Music Theory, Eastman School of Music
Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor in Optical Engineering Science
Professor of Optics
Robert L. McCrory Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Optics
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Director of URNano
Hazel Fyfe Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics
Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
George E. Pake Professor of Physics
Professor of Physics
Richard S. Eisenberg Professor in Chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Chemistry
Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures
Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor
Professor of Optics
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Marylou Ingram Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Neuroscience
Robin and Tim Wentworth Director, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Computer Science
Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities
Professor of Art and Art History
Tracy Hyde Harris Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Physics
Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities
Professor of Music, Arthur Satz Department of Music, School of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Theory, Eastman School of Music
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Kevin J. Parker Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
George Eastman Professor
Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor in the Center for Visual Science
John Henry Newman Professor of Roman Catholic Studies
Associate Professor of Religion
Wilson Professor of Electronic Imaging
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Imaging Sciences (Radiology)
Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science
Professor of Political Science
Don Alonzo Watson Professor of History and Political Science
Professor of Political Science
Professor of Economics
Don Alonzo Watson Professor of Political Science
Professor of Economics
Susan B. Anthony Professor
Professor of Black Studies
Professor of English
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Robert E. Hopkins Professor of Optics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor in the Center for Visual Science
Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education
Professor of Economics
Gideon Webster Burbank Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy
Professor of Philosophy
Richard L. Turner Professor of Humanities
Professor of Anthropology and Visual and Cultural Studies
Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor
Professor of Biology - On Sabbatical until July 1, 2026
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George Y. and Catherine H. Wu Professor in Chemistry
Professor of Biology
Doris Johns Cherry Professor
Professor of Biology
Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics
James P. Wilmot Distinguished Associate Professor of Linguistics
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Alan F. Hilfiker Distinguished Professor in English
Professor of English
Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities
Professor of English
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Thomas H. Jackson Distinguished University Professor
Professor of Political Science
Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Judaic Studies and Dean's Professor of Humanities
Professor of Religion
James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor of Music in the Arthur Satz Department of Music
Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Music, School of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Musicology, Eastman School of Music
Dean and Laura Marvin Endowed Professor in Physical Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry
Associate Professor of Optics
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Charles Frederick Houghton Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry
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Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences
Professor of Economics
James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Jay Last Professor in Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Optics
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Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor of Biology
Professor of Biology
Dean's Professor
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Optics
Joseph Henry Gilmore Professor of English
Professor of English
Albert Arendt Hopeman Professor of Engineering
Professor of Computer Science
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Nicholas George Endowed Professor in Optics
Professor of Optics and Ophthalmology
Professor in the Center for Visual Science
Marshall D. Gates, Jr. Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry
Frederick Douglass Professor
Associate Professor of English
Associate Professor of Black Studies
Richard L. Turner Professor of Linguistics
Professor of Linguistics
Dr. Steven Chu Professor in Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Arthur Satz Professor for the Department of Music, School of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Music, Eastman School of Music
John Hall Deane Professor of Rhetoric and Poetry
Professor of English
Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies
Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor Emeritus in Optical Engineering Science
Professor Emeritus
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James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Andrew S. Kende Professor in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry
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C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor Emerita
Faculty Senior Associate
Professor Emerita of Physics
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William F. May Professor of Engineering
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Imaging Sciences (Radiology)
Shirley Cox Kearns Professor of Biology
Professor of Biology
Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor
Professor of Political Science
Professor of Business Administration
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Daniel Burton Fayerweather Professor of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics
Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor in Public Health and Policy
Professor of History
Professor of Clinical Medicine in the School of Medicine and Dentistry
Dean’s Professor in Arts & Sciences
Professor of Psychology
Brian J. Thompson Professor of Optical Engineering
Professor of Optics
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor in the Center for Visual Science
Corrigan-Minehan Professor in Political Science
Professor of Political Science
Elizabeth Denio Professor
Associate Professor of Religion
Dexter Perkins Professor Emerita in History
Research Professor
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Rush Rhees Professor
Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures
Professor of Film and Media Studies
Roswell Smith Burrows Professor of English
Professor of English
Arthur Gould Yates Professor of Engineering
Professor of Computer Science
Dean’s Professor
Professor of Biology
Arthur R. Miller Professor Emeritus of History
Professor of History
Arthur R. Miller Professor of History
Professor of History
Arnold Lisio ’56, ‘61M (MD) and Anne Moore Lisio, MD Endowed Distinguished Professor in Italian Language and Culture
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures
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William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Elmer B. Milliman Distinguished Professor in Economics
Professor of Economics
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Dean's Professor
Professor of Biology
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Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Optical Physics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics
Dean of Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs
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Franklin W. And Gladys I. Clark Professor of History
Professor of History
Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor Emeritus of Biology
William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor in the Center for Visual Science
Fanny Knapp Allen Professor of Fine Arts
Professor of Art and Art History
Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies
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M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics