Report of the President: Appointments and Promotions
The following Academic Council professoriate appointments, promotions and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council on Nov. 15, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, 2016, and Jan. 17, 2017, and were approved by the president.
Please note that while all appointments below have been approved by the president, some candidates may not yet have accepted offers.
APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT LIMIT OF TIME:
Haddadin, Sami, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, effective April 1, 2017
Skiniotis, Georgios, Professor of Molecular & Cellular Physiology and of Structural Biology effective June 1, 2017
Williams, Leanne, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective Jan. 1, 2017
PROMOTIONS WITHOUT LIMIT OF TIME:
Wang, Ge, Associate Professor of Music, effective Sept. 1, 2017
APPOINTMENTS FOR A CONTINUING TERM:
Hynes, Mary, Associate Professor (Research) of Biology, effective Jan. 1, 2017, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects
REAPPOINTMENTS FOR A CONTINUING TERM:
Shafer, Robert W., Professor (Research) of Medicine and, by courtesy, of Pathology, effective Jan. 1, 2017, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects
OTHER APPOINTMENTS:
Chiu, Wah, Professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, of Bioengineering, and of Microbiology and Immunology, for the period Feb. 1, 2017 through Jan. 31, 2027
James, Michelle, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, for the period March 1, 2017 through Feb. 28, 2021
Kaltschmidt, Julie, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery for the period April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2021
Wagner, Todd, Associate Professor (Research) of Surgery, for the period Dec. 1, 2016 through Nov. 30, 2021, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects
OTHER PROMOTIONS:
Baker, Julie, Professor of Genetics, effective Dec. 1, 2016
Desai, Manisha, Professor (Research) of Medicine and of Biomedical Data Science, and, by courtesy of Health Research & Policy, for the period Feb. 1, 2017 through Jan. 31, 2022, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects
Sidow, Arend, Professor of Pathology and of Genetics, effective Dec. 1, 2016
Tang, Hua, Professor of Genetics and, by courtesy, of Statistics, effective Dec. 1, 2016
OTHER REAPPOINTMENTS:
Di Tella, Sebastian, Assistant Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business, for the period Aug. 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018
Giocomo, Lisa, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, for the period Feb. 1, 2020 through Jan. 31, 2021
Gorle, Catherine, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
Huffman, Lynne C., Associate Professor (Teaching) of Pediatrics and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for the period May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2022
Ihme, Matthias, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, for the period Feb. 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017
Persson, Petra, Assistant Professor of Economics, for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019
Rankin, Erinn, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for the period Oct. 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2019
Reed, Evan, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period Dec. 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017
Suckale, Jenny, Assistant Professor of Geophysics, for the period Jan. 1, 2018 through Dec. 31, 2018
Welander, Paula V., Assistant Professor of Earth System Science, for the period Dec. 1, 2016 through Nov. 30, 2019
Yang, Fan, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and of Bioengineering, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017
Zeitzer, Jamie, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017
MEDICAL CENTER LINE PROFESSORIATE APPOINTMENTS:
The following Medical Center Line Professoriate appointments, promotions and reappointments for the periods October, November and December, 2016, were recommended by the Provost to the President of the University and were approved by the President.
APPOINTMENTS FOR A CONTINUING TERM:
Nguyen, Quan Dong, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective Feb. 1, 2017
PROMOTIONS FOR A CONTINUING TERM:
Brown, Janice (Wes), Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective Jan. 1, 2017
Chang, Kay, Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective Nov. 1, 2016
Cowan, Tina, Professor of Pathology at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective Jan. 1, 2017
Doufas, Anthony, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective Dec. 1, 2016
Jeng, Michael Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, effective Jan. 1, 2017
Mahadevan, Swaminatha, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective Dec. 1, 2016
REAPPOINTMENTS FOR A CONTINUING TERM:
Jaradeh, Safwan, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective Dec. 1, 2016
OTHER APPOINTMENTS:
Beadle, Beth, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2021
Davis, Kara, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2020
Djallian, Ali, Associate Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, for the period May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2022
Do, Diana, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2021
Frick, Steven, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Dec. 1, 2016 through Nov. 30, 2021
Hiniker, Susan, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2020
Hood, Korey, Professor of Pediatrics and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2021
McGovern, Mark, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Jan. 30, 2017 through Jan. 29, 2022
Moss, Heather, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2020
Sarin, Kavita, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2020
Shah, Jay, Associate Professor of Urology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2021
Sun, Yang, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Feb. 1, 2017 through Jan. 31, 2022
OTHER PROMOTIONS:
Dhillon, Gundeep, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2021
Leppert, John, Associate Professor of Urology at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2021
Profit, Joachen, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, for the period Dec. 1, 2016 through Nov. 30, 2021
Weiser, Thomas, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period March 1, 2017 through Feb. 28, 2022
Weng, Wen-Kai, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Dec. 1, 2016 through Nov. 30, 2021
Yeom, Kristen W., Associate Professor of Radiology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2021
OTHER REAPPOINTMENTS:
Tharin, Suzanne, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period March 1, 2017 through Feb. 28, 2023
OTHER REPORT ITEMS:
Admati, Anat, George G. C. Parker Professor in the Graduate School of Business and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2021
Appel, Eric, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2019
Ashley, Euan, Associate Professor of Medicine and of Genetics and, by courtesy, of Pathology at the Stanford University Medical Center, also appointed Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science, for the period May 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2018
Aye, Tandy, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for the period Aug. 1, 2016 through July 31, 2021
Bachrach, Laura, Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, change in percent time employment from 20% to 100%, effective July 1, 2016 for a continuing term
Baiocchi, Michael, Assistant Professor of Medicine and, by courtesy, of Statistics, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, for the period Oct. 1, 2016 through Feb. 28, 2018
Basu, Sanjay, Assistant Professor of Medicine, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, for the period Oct. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2019
Battiato, Ilenia, Assistant Professor of Energy Resources Engineering, change in appointment start date from Jan. 1, 2017 to Oct. 16, 2016 and in appointment end date from Dec. 31, 2020 to Oct. 15, 2020
Blumenthal, Paul, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Stanford University Medical Center, change in percent time employment from 100% to 80%, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2018
Cochrane, John, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and at the Hoover Institution, and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Finance in the Graduate School of Business, for the period June 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2019
Cui, Yi, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, also appointed Professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for the period April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2021
Cullen, Mark, Professor of Medicine, of Biomedical Data Science and of Health Research and Policy, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2021
Dror, Ron, Associate Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Structural Biology, for the period Dec. 1, 2015 through March 11, 2019
Haber, Stephen, A. A. and Jeanne Welch Milligan Professor, Professor of History, and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Economics, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2020
Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie, Professor (Research) of Pediatrics, also appointed Professor (Research), by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, for the period Oct. 1, 2016 through March 31, 2019
Hamilton, James, Hearst Professor , also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2021
Ho, Daniel, William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Oct. 31, 2021
Huberman, Andrew, Associate Professor of Neurobiology, also appointed Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, for the period April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2021
LaBeaud, Angelie, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, for the period Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2019
Leonard, Mary, Professor of Pediatrics and of Medicine, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, for the period Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2021
Levin, Jonathan, Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean at the Graduate School of Business, change in primary department from Economics to Economics in the Graduate School of Business, and change in percent time employment to 50% in the Graduate School of Business and 50% in Economics, effective Sept. 1, 2016
Luby, Stephen, Professor of Medicine and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, for the period Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2021
Mao, Wendy, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences and, by courtesy, of Geophysics, change in percent time employment to 100% in Geological Sciences, ending appointment in Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory effective Aug. 31, 2016
Mercola, Mark, Professor of Medicine, change in percent time employment from 100% to 85%, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Nov. 30, 2016
Mruthyunjaya, Prithvi, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Stanford University Medical Center, change in start date from Sept. 1, 2016 to Oct. 1, 2016 and in appointment end date from Aug. 31, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Palanker, Daniel, Professor of Ophthalmology, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2019
Plevritis, Sylvia, Professor of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Management Science and Engineering, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Biomedical Data Science, for the period May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2019
Ratliff, John, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017
Rosa, Jonathan, Assistant Professor of Education and, by courtesy, of Linguistics, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Anthropology, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2019
Rosston, Gregory, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Economics, for the period Jan. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2017
Sanders, Lee, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, also appointed Associate Professor of Medicine, for the period July 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017
Schroeder, John, Professor (Clinical) of Medicine, change in percent time employment from 100% to 75%, effective Sept. 1, 2016
Shah, Nirao, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, also appointed Professor of Neurobiology, effective Sept. 1, 2016
Shaw, Gary, Professor of Pediatrics, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, for the period Oct. 1, 2016 through Sept. 30, 2021
Skotheim, Jan, Associate Professor of Biology, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2019
Studdert, David, Professor of Medicine and of Law, change in percent time effort from 75% in Medicine and 25% in Law to 50% in Medicine and 50% in Law, effective March 1, 2016
Sun, Eric, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, for the period Nov. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2020
Sweeney, James, Director of and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, Professor of Management Science and Engineering, and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, also appointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2017
Tartakovsky, Daniel, Professor of Energy Resources Engineering, change in appointment start date from Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec. 1, 2016
Wall, Dennis, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, change in Biomedical Data Sciences end date to April 30, 2018 [correction]
Zou, James, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Aug. 30, 2020
FACULTY EMERITI TITLES:
Blumenkranz, Mark S., H. J. Smead Professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus, effective Feb. 1, 2017
Contag, Christopher H., Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology), Emeritus, effective Jan. 31, 2017
Cox, Kenneth L., Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emeritus, effective Jan. 15, 2017
Fathman, C. Garrison, Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology), Emeritus, effective Jan. 7, 2017
Gibbons, James F., Professor (Research) of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, effective Feb. 1, 2017 (date change)
EMERITI RECALLS:
Christensen, Richard M., Professor (Research) of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2017
Cox, Kenneth L., Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emeritus, for the period Jan. 16, 2017 through Jan. 15, 2018
Epel, David, Jane and Marshall Steel Jr. Professor of Marine Sciences, Emeritus, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2017
Fathman, C. Garrison, Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology), Emeritus, for the period Jan. 8, 2017 through Jan. 9, 2018
Feinstein, Carl, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2017
Fitzgerald, Peter J., Professor (Research) of Medicine (Cardiovascular), Emeritus, for the period March 1, 2017 through Feb. 28, 2018
Froelicher, Victor, Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular) at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Emeritus, for the period March 1, 2017 through Feb. 28, 2018
Greenberg, Peter L., Professor of Medicine (Hematology), Emeritus, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2017
Litt, Iris F., Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor in Pediatrics, Emerita, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2017
Lorig, Kate R., Professor (Research) of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology), Emerita, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2017
Reaven, Gerald M., Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, for the period March 1, 2017 through Feb. 28, 2018
Rosenthal, Myer H., Professor (Clinical) of Anesthesia, Medicine, and Surgery, Emeritus, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2017
Saunders, Michael A., Professor (Research) of Management Science and Engineering, Emeritus, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Aug. 31, 2017
Scott, W. Richard, Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2017
Steiner, Hans, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emeritus, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through Dec. 31, 2017
Widrow, Bernard, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, for the period Jan. 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017
Wright, Gavin, William Robertson Coe Professor in American Economic History, Emeritus, for the period April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017
REPORT MATTERS:
Endowed Chairs:
Applebaum, Mark, Professor of Music, appointed Leland and Edith Smith Professor, effective Feb. 14, 2017
Ball, Arnetha, Professor of Education, appointed Charles E. Ducommun Professor in the Graduate School of Education, effective Feb. 14, 2017
Cohen, David, Professor of Classics, appointed WSD-HANDA Professor in Human Rights and International Justice, effective April 1, 2017
Labaree, David, Professor of Education and, by courtesy, of History, appointed Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, effective Feb. 14, 2017
Manning, Christopher, Professor of Computer Science and of Linguistics, appointed Thomas M. Siebel Professor in Machine Learning, effective Feb. 14, 2017
Penn, Michael, Professor of Religious Studies, appointed Teresa Hihn Moore Professor of Religious Studies, effective Feb. 14, 2017
Rodrigue, Aron, Charles Michael Professor in Jewish History and Culture, appointed Daniel E. Koshland Professor of Jewish Culture and History, effective Feb. 14, 2017
Shenoy, Krishna, Professor of Electrical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and of Bioengineering, appointed Hong Seh and Vivian W. M. Lim Professor in the School of Engineering, effective Feb. 14, 2017
Administrative Appointments:
Chen, James, Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Developmental Biology and, by courtesy, of Chemistry, appointed Chair of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period Sept. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2021
Drell, Persis, Dean of the School of Engineering, James and Anna Marie Spilker Professor and Professor of Physics, appointed Provost, effective Feb. 1, 2017
Elam, Harry, Freeman-Thornton Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Olive H. Palmer Professor in Humanities, also appointed Vice President for the Arts, effective Feb. 1, 2017, and Senior Vice Provost for Education, effective Feb. 1, 2017
Etchemendy, John, Provost and Patrick Suppes Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, appointed Special Advisor to the President and Provost, effective Feb. 1, 2017
Levin, Jonathan, Philip H. Knight Professor, appointed Dean at the Graduate School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2016