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Endowed Chairs & Named Professors

Endowed Faculty Positions

Clemson's College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences is grateful to all the donors, both individual and corporate, who have invested significant capital in the college to endow faculty positions. Endowed faculty positions make each department within our college more attractive to potential candidates and provide annual income to the faculty members for research, travel, and professional development.

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Endowed Faculty
Faculty Name Title
Robert G. Prucka Alan Kulwicki Endowed Professorship of Motorsports Engineering
Haizhong Wang Bob Benmosche Endowed Professorship in Risk Engineering and Systems Analytics
Brian C. Dean C. Tycho Howle Director of the School of Computing
Jessica M. Larsen Carol and John Cromer ’63 Family Endowed Professorship in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Eric G. Johnson Comporium Endowed Fund for Excellence in Optoelectronics
Venkat N. Krovi CU Endowed Chair in Electronic Systems Integration in Vehicles in CES
Michael L. Mears CU Manufacturing Integration Chair Endowment in the College of Engineering & Science
Michael Kokkolaras CU System Integration Chair Endowment in the College of Engineering and Science
Rajendra Singh D. Houser Banks Memorial Endowment Fund
Alexander Leonessa D. W. Reynolds Distinguished Professorship for the Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering
Gang Li Dale Reynolds '67 Endowed Professorship
Sukumar M. Brahma Dominion Energy Distinguished Professorship of Power Engineering
Amod A. Ogale Dow Chemical Professorship Fund
Mark C. Thies Dow Chemical Professorship Fund
Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy Duke Energy Distinguished Professorship of Power Engineering
Kevin L. Tomsovic Duke Energy Smart Grid Technology Endowed Chair
Hai Yao Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Ramy Harik ExxonMobil Employees Chair in Engineering
Brian A. Powell Fjeld Professorship in Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science
William G. Ferrell Fluor Endowed Chair in Supply Chain & Logistics
William G. Ferrell Fluor-Clemson International Capital Projects Supply Chain Partnership Endowment
Rajendra K. Bordia George J. Bishop III Chair In Ceramic and Materials Engineering
Stephen H. Foulger Gregg-Graniteville Endowed Professorship
Jeremy L. Gilbert Hansjorg Wyss Endowed Chair for Regenerative Medicine: Biomaterials and Implant Designs
Dan T. Simionescu Harriet and Jerry Dempsey CU/GHS Bioengineering Professorship
Kevin M. Taaffe Harriet and Jerry Dempsey CU/GHS Industrial Engineering Professorship
Narendra R. Vyavahare Hunter Endowed Chair of Bioengineering
Philip J. Brown J. R. Swetenburg, Sr., Professorship of Textile Manufacturing
Brandon E. Ross J. Richard ('66) and Nancy W. Cottingham Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Endowment
Marek W. Urban J.E. Sirrine Textile Foundation Endowed Chair in Advanced Fiber-Based Materials
John M. Ballato J.E. Sirrine Textile Foundation Endowed Chair of Optical Fibers
JeoungSoo Lee John W. Gilpin, MD '82 Distinguished Professorship in Bioengineering
Igor A. Luzinov KENTWOOL Distinguished Professorship in Natural Fibers
Feng Luo Marvin J. Pinson, Jr. '46 Endowed Professorship
Nathan McNeese McQueen Quattlebaum Professor in the School of Computing
Divya Srinivasan McQueen Quattlebaum Professorship
Ying Mei McQueen Quattlebaum Professorship
Hai Xiao Milton W. and Betty Holcombe Chair In Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marc R. Birtwistle Murdoch Family Endowed Professorship in Chemical Engineering
Huijuan Zhao Robert and Kaye Stanzione Distinguished Professorship Endowment
Delphine Dean RRon and Jane Lindsay Family Innovation Professorship Endowment
Kalyan R. Piratla S. E. Liles, Jr. Distinguished Professorship In Construction Engineering
Goutam Koley Samuel R. Rhodes Professorship of Electrical Engineering
Kalyan Ram Piratla S.E. Liles Jr. Distinguished Professor of Construction Engineering
Goutam Koley SmartState Endowed Chair in Biofabrication Engineering
Kyle Brinkman Steven H. ('77) and Mary K. Sigmon Family Endowed Professorship
John D. Desjardins The Hambright Distinguished Professorship in Engineering Leadership
Mark A. Johnson Thomas F. Hash '69 Endowed Chair in Sustainable Development
Timothy A. DeVol Toshiba Endowed Professorship in Nuclear Engineering
Zhen Li United Mechanical Endowed Associate Professor
Christopher S. Edrington Warren H. Owen -- Duke Energy Distinguished Professorship of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Yue Wang Warren H. Owen -- Duke Energy Distinguished Professorship of Mechanical Engineering
Kapil Chalil Madathil Wilfred P. Tiencken Professorship
Scott M. Husson William B. "Bill" Sturgis, '57 and Martha Elizabeth "Martha Beth" Blackmon Sturgis Endowed Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

 

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