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Academic Council Professoriate appointments

The following Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council and approved by the president.

Appointments without limit of time:

Omuro, Antonio, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, effective February 1, 2024

Purdon, Patrick, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, effective December 1, 2023

Promotions without limit of time:

Follmer, Sean, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and of Computer Science, effective November 1, 2023

Khemani, Vedika, Associate Professor of Physics, effective January 1, 2024

Suckale, Jennifer, Associate Professor of Geophysics, effective January 1, 2024

Appointments for a term of years:

Allen, William, Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology, for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2028

Boies, Adam, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2028

Bøttcher, Charlotte, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, for the period January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029

Burdge, Kevin, Assistant Professor of Physics, for the period September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2028

Garcia-Bayona, Leonor, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, for the period April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2028

Gregg, Chris, Associate Professor (Teaching) of Computer Science, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2028

Lo, Nathan, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2027

Yan, Shannon, Assistant Professor of Biology, for the period April 1, 2024, through March 30, 2028

Zong, Alfred, Assistant Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics, for the period September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2028

Other promotions:

Bimpikis, Kostas, Professor of Operations, Information and Technology in the Graduate School of Business, effective November 1, 2023

Cegelski, Lynette, Professor of Chemistry, effective January 1, 2024

Fischbach, Michael, Professor of Bioengineering, effective October 1, 2023

Jo, Booil, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective November 1, 2023

Kanan, Matthew, Professor of Chemistry, effective January 1, 2024

Li, Jin Billy, Professor of Genetics, effective November 1, 2023

Linder, Christian, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective October 1, 2023

Liu, C. Karen, Professor of Computer Science, effective October 1, 2023

Montgomery, Stephen, Professor of Pathology, of Biomedical Data Science and of Genetics, effective November 1, 2023

Red-Horse, Kristy, Professor of Biology, effective January 1, 2024

Other reappointments:

Buchak, Gregory, Associate Professor of Finance in the Graduate School of Business, for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027

Howitt, Michael, Assistant Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology, for the period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2026

Schaefer, Laura, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026

Svensson, Katrin, Assistant Professor of Pathology, for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026

Wang, Kevin, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, for the period October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025

University Medical Line Professoriate appointments

The following University Medical Line Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for September, October, and November 2023 were recommended by the provost to the president of the university and were approved by the president.

Appointment for a continuing term:

Rabbitts, Jennifer, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, effective November 1, 2023

Promotions for a continuing term:

Lindley, Steven, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective December 1, 2023

Stirman, Shannon, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective December 1, 2023

Wusthoff, Courtney, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and of Pediatrics, effective December 1, 2023

Reappointment for a continuing term:

Alvero, Ruben, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective December 1, 2023

Appointments for a term of years:

Baykaner, Tina, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2027

Cheng, Xingxing (Shelley), Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2027

Kawana, Masataka, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2027

Kim, Grace, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, for the period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2027

Mitra, Anish, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for the period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2027

Phillips, H. Westley, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2027

Promotions for a term of years:

Enemchukwu, Ekene, Associate Professor of Urology, and by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2028

Mannis, Gabriel, Associate Professor of Medicine, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2028

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Acharya, Avidit, Professor of Political Science and, by courtesy, of Political Economics in the Graduate School of Business, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Airan, Raag, Assistant Professor of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025

Akbarpour, Mohammed, Associate Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business and, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Economics, for the period October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2028

Altman, Russ, Kenneth Fong Professor and Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine, of Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Bao, Zhenan, K. K. Lee Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Chemistry, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Barone, Vanessa, Assistant Professor of Biology, change of appointment start date from January 1, 2024, to March 1, 2024, and appointment end date from December 31, 2028, to February 28, 2029

Beachy, Philip, Ernest and Amelia Gallo Professor, Professor of Urology and of Developmental Biology, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024

Cai, Wei, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Christin, Angèle, Associate Professor of Communication, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology, effective September 1, 2023

Chueh, William, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, of Energy Science and Engineering, and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, also appointed Associate Professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2028

Damon, William, Professor of Education, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Dee, Thomas, Barnett Family Professor, Professor of Education, and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

DeSimone, Joseph, Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine, Professor of Chemical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Chemistry, and of Operations, Information and Technology in the Graduate School of Business, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Duffie, James, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Elam, Michelle, William Robertson Coe Professor, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025

Ermakov, Anton, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, change of appointment start date from October 1, 2023, to January 1, 2023, and of end date from September 30, 2023, to December 31, 2027

Etchemendy, John, Provost Emeritus, Patrick Suppes Family Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Denning Co-Director of Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025

Fisher, Ian, Professor of Applied Physics, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Ganguli, Surya, Associate Professor of Applied Physics and, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and of Electrical Engineering, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Gao, Grace, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Gentles, Andrew, Assistant Professor (Research) of Pathology and of Medicine, also reappointed Assistant Professor (Research), by courtesy, of Biomedical Data Science, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024

Gifford, Casey, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, also appointed Assistant Professor of Genetics, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2026

Goodman, Noah, Associate Professor of Psychology and of Computer Science, also reappointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Linguistics, effective September 1, 2023

Goodson, Ken, Davies Family Provostial Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs in the School of Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Gu, Xun, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025

Hall, Andrew, Davies Family Professor, Professor of Political Science, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Han, Seongmin, Associate Professor (Research) of Neurosurgery and of Medicine, also reappointed Associate Professor (Research), by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, for the period December 1, 2023, through August 31, 2027

Ho, Daniel, William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025

Inoue, Miyako, Associate Professor of Anthropology, also reappointed, Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Linguistics, effective September 1, 2023

Kapetanovic, Zerina, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period September 1, 2023, through March 31, 2026, and, by courtesy, of Geophysics, for the period October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2026

Kohrman, Matthew, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Medicine, for the period October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2028

Landay, James, Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professor, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Lee, Jin Hyung, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, of Neurosurgery and of Bioengineering, also reappointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Liang, Percy, Associate Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Statistics, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Longaker, Michael, Deane P. and Louise Mitchell Professor in the School of Medicine, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Maher, Katherine, Professor of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Earth and Planetary Sciences, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2028

Mai, Danielle, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Naimark, Norman, Robert & Florence McDonnell Professor of Eastern European Studies, Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies, and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Nuyujukian, Paul, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and of Neurosurgery, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Nyarko, Julian, Associate Professor of Law and Center Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, also appointed Center Fellow in the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Parker, Karen, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Medicine, for the period August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024

Payne, Jonathan, Dorrell William Kirby Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Biology, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Pohl, Killian, Associate Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, also appointed Associate Professor (Research), by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024

Pop, Eric, Pease-Ye Professor, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Reich, Robert, McGregor-Girand Professor of Social Ethics of Science and Technology, Professor, by courtesy, of Education and of Philosophy, and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Safavid-Naeini, Amir, Associate Professor of Applied Physics, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Saraswat, Krishna, Rickey/Nielsen Professor in the School of Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Schmidt, Ludwig, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, change of appointment start date from October 1, 2023, to November 1, 2024, and of end date from September 30, 2027, to October 31, 2028

Schramm, Tselil, Assistant Professor of Statistics, also appointed Assistant Professor of Computer Science, for the period September 1, 2023, through March 31, 2025

Song, Shuran, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period of September 1, 2023, through March 31, 2026

Stoner, Kathryn, Mosbacher Director of the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Suckale, Jenny, Assistant Professor of Geophysics and Center Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Civil and Environmental Engineering, for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023

Syrgkanis, Vasileios, Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering and, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Tarpeh, William, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Center Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Civil and Environmental Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Tolias, Andreas, Professor of Ophthalmology, change of appointment start date from December 1, 2023, to January 8, 2024

Twitty, Ann, Associate Professor (Teaching) of History, also appointed Associate Professor (Teaching) by courtesy, of Law, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2028

Wang, Ge, Associate Professor of Music and, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Zegart, Amy, Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science, also appointed Senior Fellow in the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Zheng, Xiaolin, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, of Energy Science Engineering, and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2026

Faculty emeriti titles:

Cherry, Joe M., Professor (Research) of Genetics, Emeritus, effective December 22, 2023

Lee, Hau L., Carl and Marilyn Thoma Professor in the Graduate School of Business, Emeritus, effective November 18, 2023

Mahadevan, Swaminatha, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emeritus, effective December 31, 2023

Naimark, Norman M., Robert & Florence McDonnell Professor of Eastern European Studies, Emeritus, effective January 2, 2024

Nightingale, Andrea W., Professor of Classics, Emerita, effective January 1, 2024

Prince, David A., Edward F. and Irene Thiele Pimley Professor of Neurology and the Neurological Sciences, Emeritus, effective December 31, 2023

Rehm, Maurice P., Professor of Theater and Performance Studies and of Classics, Emeritus, effective January 31, 2024

Rock, Stephen M., Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Emeritus, effective December 31, 2023

Roth, Bernard, Rodney H. Adams Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus, effective December 31, 2023

Schroeder, John S., Professor (Clinical) of Medicine (Cardiovascular), Emeritus, effective December 31, 2023

Siegmund, David, John D. and Sigrid Banks Professor, Emeritus, effective January 2, 2024

Sutton, Robert I., Professor of Management Science & Engineering, Emeritus, effective December 31, 2023

Tompkins, Lucy, Lucy Becker Professor of Medicine, Emerita, effective December 31, 2023

Faculty emeriti recalls:

Alexander, Steven R., Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology), Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024

Berquist, William E., Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology), Emeritus, for the period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024

Byer, Robert L., William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor, Emeritus, for the period October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024

Cherry, Joe M., Professor (Research) of Genetics, Emeritus, for the period December 23, 2023, through December 22, 2025

Fann, James, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Adult Cardiac Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024

Fathman, C. Garrison, Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology), Emeritus, for the period January 8, 2024, through January 7, 2025

Francke, Uta, Professor of Genetics and of Pediatrics, Emerita, for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024

Greenberg, Peter L., Professor of Medicine (Hematology), Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024

Heller, Thomas C., Lewis Talbot and Nadine Hearn Shelton Professor of International Legal Studies, Emeritus, for the period September 21, 2023, through August 31, 2024

Holman, Halsted R., Berthold and Belle N. Guggenhime Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, for the period for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024

Kallosh, Renata, Stanford W. Ascherman, MD Professor, Emerita, for the period October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024

Lee, Hau L., Carl and Marilyn Thoma Professor in the Graduate School of Business, Emeritus, for the period November 18, 2023, through November 17, 2024

Lorig, Kate R., Professor (Research) of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology), Emerita, for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024

McKeown, Nick W., Kleiner Perkins, Mayfield, Sequoia Capital Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus, for the period October 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024

Nightingale, Andrea W., Professor of Classics, Emerita, for the period January 2, 2024, through January 1, 2026

Rasgon, Natalie, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology-Adult) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emerita, for the period November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024

Salisbury, J. Kenneth, Professor (Research) of Computer Science and of Surgery (Anatomy), Emeritus, for the period October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024

Wieman, Carl, Cheriton Family Professor and Professor of Physics and of Education, Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2024, through March 31, 2024

Staff emeriti titles:

Kiltz, Beverly, Senior Associate Director of Development, Emerita, effective April 1, 2023

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Endowed Professorships

Backhus, Leah, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, also appointed Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, effective December 5, 2023

Baker, Justin, Professor of Pediatrics, also appointed Deborah E. Addicott–John A. Kriewall and Elizabeth A. Haehl Family Professor of Pediatrics, effective December 5, 2023

Chang, Tara, Professor of Medicine, also appointed Stanford University Professor of Nephrology, effective December 5, 2023

Dror, Ron, Professor of Computer Science, also appointed Cheriton Family Professor, effective December 5, 2023

Klein, Jonathan, Professor of Pediatrics, also appointed Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor of Pediatrics, effective December 5, 2023

Montgomery, Stephen, Professor of Pathology, Genetics and of Biomedical Data Science, also appointed Stanford Medicine Professor of Pathology, effective December 5, 2023

Talbot, William, Professor of Developmental Biology, also appointed Mary and Dr. Salim Shelby Professor, effective December 5, 2023

Administrative appointments

Carstensen, Laura, Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr. Professor of Public Policy, also reappointed Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2028

Quayson, Ato, Jean G. and Morris M. Doyle Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, also appointed Chair of African and African American Studies, effective January 1, 2024

Schuster, Philip, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, also appointed Chair of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for the period June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024