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
