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Report of the president: Academic Council Professoriate appointments

The following Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council on January 16, January 23, February 6, February 20, March 5, and March 12, 2024, and were approved by the president. Please note that while all appointments below have been approved by the president, some candidates may not have accepted offers.

APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT LIMIT OF TIME:

Brayne, Sarah, Associate Professor of Sociology, effective September 1, 2024

Davis, Kristen, Associate Professor of Oceans, effective July 1, 2024

Haah, Jeongwan, Associate Professor of Physics, effective September 1, 2024

Li, Shanjun, Professor of Environmental Social Sciences and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, effective September 1, 2024

Mullally, Ann, Professor of Medicine, effective May 16, 2024

Sohoni, Mila, Professor of Law, effective June 1, 2024

PROMOTIONS WITHOUT LIMIT OF TIME:

Degen, Judith, Associate Professor of Linguistics, effective September 1, 2024

Long, Jonathan, Associate Professor of Pathology, effective March 1, 2024

Nyarko, Julian, Professor of Law, effective March 1, 2024

Polyakova, Maria, Associate Professor of Health Policy, effective April 1, 2024

Wager, Stefan, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Technology in the Graduate School of Business, effective July 1, 2024

Zambrano, Diego, Professor of Law, effective February 1, 2024

APPOINTMENT FOR A CONTINUING TERM:

Chang, Paul, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, effective September 1, 2024

APPOINTMENTS FOR A TERM OF YEARS:

Benveniste, Helene, Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028

Constantino, Sara, Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028

Esfahani, Mohammed, Assistant Professor (Research) of Radiation Oncology, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 29, 2028, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects

Giannitrapani, Karleen, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2028

Henriksen, Lisa, Associate Professor (Research) of Medicine, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2029, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects

Maric, Ivana, Assistant Professor (Research) of Pediatrics, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2028, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects

Pentland, Alex (Sandy), Center Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029

Rosser, Joelle, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 29, 2028

Vlasceanu, Madalena, Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028

PROMOTION FOR A TERM OF YEARS:

Bacchetta, Rosa, Professor (Research) of Pediatrics, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029, coterminous with continued salary and research funding from sponsored projects

OTHER PROMOTIONS:

Akbarpour, Mohammed, Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business, effective July 1, 2024

Carette, Jan, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, effective April 1, 2024

Gaffney, Kelly, Professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, effective September 1, 2023

Goldberg, Amir, Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Graduate School of Business, effective July 1, 2024

Graham, Peter, Professor of Physics, effective February 1, 2024

Madison, Daniel V., Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, effective April 1, 2024

Maduke, Merritt, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, effective April 1, 2024

REAPPOINTMENTS:

Banik, Steven, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, for the period January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027

Dassama, Laura, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027

Derbew, Sarah, Assistant Professor of Classics, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027

Gentry, James, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027

Kiviat, Barbara, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for the period August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2027

Li, Xiaochang, Assistant Professor of Communication, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027

Peacocke, Antonia, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027

Prodan, Sarah, Assistant Professor of French and Italian/DLCL, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027

Rodriguez, Eunice, Associate Professor (Teaching) of Pediatrics, for the period February 1, 2024 through May 1, 2024

Rothenhäusler, Dominik, Assistant Professor of Statistics, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027

Vasserman, Shoshana, Assistant Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business and Center Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026

Wang, Sui, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025

White, Elliot, Assistant Professor of Earth System Science and, by courtesy, of Geophysics and of Oceans, and Center Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment, for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026

Wilson, Earle, Assistant Professor of Earth System Science and, by courtesy, of Geophysics and of Oceans, and Center Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027

Zhong, Weijie, Assistant Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL LINE PROFESSORIATE APPOINTMENTS:

The following University Medical Line Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for January, February, and the first half of March 2024 were recommended by the provost to the president of the university and were approved by the president.

PROMOTIONS FOR A CONTINUING TERM:

Moss, Heather, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology and Neurological Sciences, effective February 1, 2024

Safer, Debra, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective April 1, 2024

Sultan, Pervez, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, effective April 1, 2024

Tabor, Holly, Professor of Medicine, effective February 1, 2024

APPOINTMENTS FOR A TERM OF YEARS:

Ballon, Jacob, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029

DeBoer, Charles, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2028

Dong, Fei, Associate Professor of Pathology, for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2029

Kan, Kathleen, Assistant Professor of Urology, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 29, 2028

Kendall, John, Professor of Emergency Medicine, for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2029

Kwong, Allison, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 29, 2028

Menon, Shina, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029

Ngaruiya, Christina, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029

Schroers-Martin, Joseph, Assistant Professor of Medicine, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2028

PROMOTIONS FOR A TERM OF YEARS:

Bean, Gregory, Associate Professor of Pathology, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029

Charville, Gregory, Associate Professor of Pathology, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2029

Cobos Sillero, Maria “Inma,” Associate Professor of Pathology, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029

Fung, Lawrence, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2029

Shen, Jeanne, Associate Professor of Pathology, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2029

REAPPOINTMENTS:

Berry, Mark, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2029

Cornell, Timothy, Professor of Pediatrics, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2029

Linos, Eleni, Professor of Dermatology, of Medicine, and by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, for the period January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024

Yu, Charles, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, for the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025

REPORT ITEMS:

Altman, Russ, Kenneth Fong Professor, Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human Centered Artificial Intelligence, and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, also reappointed Professor of Biomedical Data Science, for the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027

Bogyo, Matthew, Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025

Brongersma, Mark, Stephen Harris Professor and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026

Cabrita, Joel, Associate Professor of History and, by courtesy, of Religious Studies, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of African and African American Studies, for the period January 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024

Carmichael, Suzan, Professor (Research) of Pediatrics, and by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, also reappointed Professor (Research) of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective April 1, 2024

Carvalho, Brendan, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective November 1, 2023

Clarke, Lee, Assistant Professor of Medicine, also appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027

Coppola, Antonio, Assistant Professor of Finance in the Graduate School of Business, also appointed Center Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 8, 2024 through May 31, 2027

Davis, Steven, Professor of Earth System Science, change of appointment start date from September 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024

Dror, Ron, Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Structural Biology, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, for the period October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2029

Endy, Andrew, Associate Professor of Bioengineering and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, also appointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026

Engelhardt, Barbara, Professor (Research) of Biomedical Data Science, also appointed Professor (Research) by courtesy, of Statistics, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2027

Fan, Shanhui, Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026

Fisher, Paul, Beirne Family Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Professor of Pediatrics and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health, effective April 1, 2024

Fishkin, Shelley, Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities and Professor of English, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of African and African American Studies, effective January 1, 2024

Galvez, Maria, Professor of French and Italian/DLCL, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies and of Comparative Literature, effective September 1, 2021

Goel, Ashish, Professor of Management Science and Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2027

Goldhaber, David, Professor of Physics, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026

Gorle, Catherine, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Mechanical Engineering, for the period March 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025

Heinz, Tony, Professor of Applied Physics, and by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, also appointed Professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028

Hesselink, Lambertus, Professor of Electrical Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026

Huguenard, John, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, also appointed Professor of Neurosurgery, effective February 1, 2024

Hwong, Allison, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, change in appointment start date from February 1, 2024 to March 10, 2024 and in end date from January 31, 2028 to March 9, 2028

Jaramillo, Thomas, Professor of Chemical Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for the period February 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025

Kleinman, Binyamin, Assistant Professor (subject to Ph.D.) of Economics, change of appointment start date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2024 and of appointment end date from June 30, 2029 to June 30, 2028

Konings, Alexandra, Associate Professor of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, also reappointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Geophysics, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026

Majumdar, Arun, Dean, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Jay Precourt Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, of Energy Science and Engineering and, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, also reappointed Professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028, and reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024

McClelland, James, Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Professor of Psychology and, by courtesy, of Linguistics, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2027

Miller, David, W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Electrical Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026

Musen, Mark, Stanford Medicine Professor of Biomedical Informatics Research and Professor of Medicine, also reappointed Professor of Biomedical Data Science, for the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027

Onori, Simona, Associate Professor of Energy Science and Engineering, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2027

Pop, Eric, Pease-Ye Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2027 and appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026

Sarraro, John, Director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Professor of Photon Science in the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, for the period March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2027

Schnitzer, Mark, Professor of Biology and of Applied Physics, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, effective February 1, 2024

Serna Borrero, Natalia, Assistant Professor of Health Policy, also appointed Center Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period January 8, 2024 through August 31, 2027

Shah, Nigam, Professor of Medicine, also reappointed Professor of Biomedical Data Science, for the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027

Singer, Sara, Professor of Health Policy, of Medicine and, by courtesy, of Organizational Behavior in the Graduate School of Business, also appointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026

Tabor, Holly, Professor of Medicine, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Pediatrics, for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2029

Tikoo-Schantz, Sonia, Assistant Professor of Geophysics, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Earth and Planetary Sciences, for the period November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2028

Tolias, Andreas, Professor of Ophthalmology, change of start date from January 8, 2024 to April 14, 2024

Vuckovic, Jelena, Jensen Huang Professor of Global Leadership, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics, for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026

Wang, Taia, Assistant Professor of Medicine, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Microbiology and Immunology, for the period May 1, 2024 through October 31, 2024

Winslow, Dean, Professor of Medicine and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Pediatrics, for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028

FACULTY EMERITI TITLES:

Lewis, Mark E., Kwoh-Ting Li Professor of Chinese Culture, Emeritus, effective August 31, 2024

Tse, Edison T. S., Associate Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Emeritus, effective June 14, 2024

Wang, Nancy E., Professor of Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), Emerita, effective March 12, 2024

Ye, Yinyu, Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus, effective August 31, 2024

FACULTY EMERITI RECALLS: 

Bienenstock, Arthur, Professor of Photon Science, Emeritus, for the period March 16, 2024 through March 15, 2025

Cantwell, Brian J., Edward C. Wells Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, for the period March 15, 2024 through June 30, 2024

Dekker, Cornelia L., Professor (Research) of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), Emerita, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025

Friedman, Jerry H., Professor of Statistics, Emeritus, for the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024

Genovese, Mark, James W. Raitt M.D. Professor, Emeritus, for the period April 11, 2024 through April 10, 2025

Gerdes, Joseph C., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025

Goldman, Shelley, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and for Student Affairs and Professor (Teaching) of Education, Emerita, for the period February 12, 2024 through February 11, 2025

Harter, Phillip M., Associate Professor (Teaching) of Emergency Medicine, Emeritus, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025

Krane, Elliot, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Pediatric Anesthesia) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus, for the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025

Lewis, Mark E., Kwoh-Ting Li Professor of Chinese Culture, Emeritus, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025

Marks, Michael, Professor of Radiology (General Radiology), Emeritus, for the period March 2, 2024 through March 1, 2025

Mendoza, Fernando S., Associate Dean of Minority Advising and Programs and Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emeritus, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025

Moss, Richard B., Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emeritus, for the period August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025

Naimark, Norman M., Robert & Florence McDonnell Professor of E. European Studies, Emeritus, for the period February 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024

Pillsbury Knox, Susan J., Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Emerita, for the period April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025

Riley, Edward, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (OB) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus, for the period March 4, 2024 through March 3, 2025

Wang, Nancy E., Professor of Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), Emerita, for the period March 13, 2024 through March 12, 2025

ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS:

Bayati, Mohsen, Professor of Operations, Information and Technology in the Graduate School of Business, also appointed Carl and Marilynn Thoma Professor in the Graduate School of Business, effective April 9, 2024

Chang, Paul, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, also appointed Tong Yang, Korea Foundation and KSA Senior Fellow, effective September 1, 2024

Hinds, Pamela, Fortinet Founders Chair of the Department of Management Science and Engineering, and Professor of Management Science and Engineering, also appointed

Rodney H. Adams Professor in the School of Engineering, effective April 9, 2024

Plevritis, Silvia, Professor of Biomedical Data Science and of Radiology, also appointed William M. Hume Professor in the School of Medicine, effective April 9, 2024

Salleo, Alberto, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, also appointed Hong Seh and Vivian W. M. Lim Professor, effective April 9, 2024

Suárez Serrato, Juan Carlos, Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business, also appointed Edward B. Rust Professor in the Graduate School of Business, effective April 9, 2024

Yurukoglu, Ali, Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business, also appointed Jonathan B. Lovelace Professor in the Graduate School of Business, effective April 9, 2024

DIRECTORSHIPS:

Etchemendy, John, Provost Emeritus and Patrick Suppes Family Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, also reappointed Denning Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period March 18, 2024 through March 17, 2026

Halamek, Lou, Professor of Pediatrics and, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology, also appointed Endowed Director of the Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education (CAPE), for the period Septmeber 1, 2023 through August 31, 2028

Majeti, Ravindra, Director of Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Virginia and D. K. Ludwig Professor, and Professor of Medicine, also appointed Stem Cell Institute Director, effective April 9, 2024

Nemani, Iris, appointed as McMurtry Family Director of Stanford Live, effective April 1, 2024

Porteus, Matthew, Sutardja Chuk Professor of Definitive and Curative Medicine, also appointed Laurie Kraus Lacob Research Director, effective October 1, 2023

Rosen, Michael, Stanford University Endowed Professor for Pediatric IBD and Celiac Disease, also appointed Endowed Director of the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Celiac Disease, effective September 1, 2021

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:

Honigsberg, Colleen, Professor of Law and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institue for Economic Policy Research, also appointed Associate Dean for Curriculum in the Stanford Law School, effective January 1, 2024

Kuhl, Ellen, Walter B. Reinhold Professor in the School of Engineering, Robert Bosch Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Bioengineering, also appointed Director of Stanford Bio-X, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2029

Landay, James, Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professor and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), also appointed Denning (Acting) Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for the period January 31, 2024 through December 31, 2025

Quayson, Ato, Jean G. and Morris M. Doyle Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Professor of English, of African and African American Studies and, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, also appointed Chair of African and African American Studies, for the period January 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026

Solgaard, Olav, Robert L. and Audrey S. Hancock Professor in the School of Engineering, also reappointed Director of Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025