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Report of the President: Academic Council Professoriate appointments

The Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council on Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, and Dec. 16, 2014, and were approved by President John L. Hennessy.

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:

Agrawala, Maneesh, Professor of Computer Science, effective June 1, 2015

Charikar, Moses, Professor of Computer Science, effective June 1, 2015

James, Doug L., Professor of Computer Science, effective June 1, 2015

Schernhammer, Eva, Associate Professor of Medicine, effective January 1, 2015


PROMOTIONS WITHOUT LIMIT OF TIME:

Thomas, Leif, Associate Professor of Environmental Earth System Science, effective January 1, 2015


OTHER APPOINTMENTS:

Darmstadt, Gary, Professor (Teaching) of Pediatrics and, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019

Malhotra, Sanjay, Associate Professor (Research) of Radiation Oncology, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects

 

OTHER PROMOTIONS:

Batzoglou, Serafim, Professor of Computer Science, effective January 1, 2015

Brunet, Anne, Professor of Genetics, effective November 1, 2014

Sun, Zijie, Professor of Urology, effective November 1, 2014


OTHER REAPPOINTMENTS:

Alvira, Cristina M., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018

Casciotti, Karen, Assistant Professor of Environmental Earth System Science, for the period January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015

Gribanov, Vera, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, for the period September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018

Hu, Mickey, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for the period September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016

Huang, Ngan, Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, for the period May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018

Jameson, Antony, Professor (Research) of Aeronautics and Astronautics, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects

Key, Alexander, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, for the period August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017

Kroo, Ilan, Professor (Research) of Aeronautics and Astronautics, for the period January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects

Kumar, Aishwary, Assistant Professor of History, for the period September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016

Lorch, Yahli, Associate Professor (Research) of Structural Biology, for the period November 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects

Mallick, Parag, Assistant Professor (Research) of Radiology, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, coterminous with continued salary and other research funding from sponsored projects

Obradovic, Jelena, Assistant Professor of Education, for the period September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018

Pratx, Guillem, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, for the period May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018

Sieh, Weiva, Assistant Professor of Health Research and Policy, for the period November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015

Wolfe, Mikael, Assistant Professor of History, for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017

 

MEDICAL CENTER LINE PROFESSORIATE APPOINTMENTS:

The following Medical Center Line Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for the periods November and December 2014 were recommended by the Provost to the President of the University and were approved by the President.

 

PROMOTIONS FOR A CONTINUING TERM:

Moshfeghi, Darius, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective January 1, 2015

West, Robert, Professor of Pathology at the Stanford University Medical Center, effective December 1, 2014

 

REAPPOINTMENT FOR A CONTINUING TERM:

Reddy, V. Mohan, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center and of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, effective December 1, 2014

 

OTHER APPOINTMENTS:

Char, Danton, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2018

Fitzgerald, Matthew, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2018

 

OTHER PROMOTIONS:

Banaei, Niaz, Associate Professor of Pathology and of Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2019

 

OTHER REAPPOINTMENTS:

Alamin, Todd, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period December 1, 2014 through March 31, 2019

Lutz, Amelie, Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2021

Selamet Tierney, Elif Seda, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, for the period August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2021

Stevens, Kathryn, Associate Professor of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Stanford University Medical Center, for the period March 1, 2015 through February 29, 2020

Twist, Claire, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, for the period November 1, 2014 through November 30, 2014

 

OTHER REPORT ITEMS:    

Akerib, Daniel, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Physics, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2019

Barry, Michele, Professor of Medicine, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Professor, by courtesy, of Operations, Information and Technology in the Graduate School of Business, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective October 16, 2014 without limit of time

Becker, Hans, Professor of Radiology at the Stanford University Medical Center, change in appointment start date from October 1, 2014 to November 1, 2014 and in appointment end date from September 30, 2019 to October 31, 2019

Bertozzi, Carolyn, Professor of Chemistry, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Radiology, for the period April 1, 2015 through march 31, 2020

Bhatt, Amy, Assistant Professor of Medicine, also appointed Assistant Professor of Genetics, for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2018

Bresnahan, Timothy, Landau Professor in Technology and the Economy and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics in the Graduate School of Business, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2019

Cho, Mildred, Professor (Research) of Pediatrics, also appointed Professor (Research) of Medicine, for the period October 1, 2014 through April 30, 2016

Damon, William, Professor of Education, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2017

Donaldson, David, Associate Professor of Economics, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2019

Du Bois, Justin, Associate Professor of Chemistry, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period November 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018

Duchi, John, Assistant Professor of Statistics and of Electrical Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period October 20, 2014 through March 31, 2018

Duggan, Mark, Professor of Economics, also appointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2019

Dunne, Anthony, Professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, change in appointment start date from January 1, 2015 to October 20, 2014

Gambhir, Sanjiv, Virginia and D. K. Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research and Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering, for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017

Gevaert, Olivier, Assistant Professor of Medicine, change in appointment start date from November 1, 2014 to January 1, 2015 and in appointment end date from October 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018

Goel, Sharad, Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology, for the period October 1, 2014 through September 7, 2018

Goulder, Lawrence, Shuzo Nishihara Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2019

Greif, Avner, Bowman Family Endowed Professor in Humanities and Sciences, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of History, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2019

Holberg, Leo, Professor (Research) of Genetics, change in percent time employment from 100% to 75% for the period October 16, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Ikoku, Alvan, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, change in appointment start date from January 1, 2015 to October 1, 2014 and in appointment end date from December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2018

Jackman, Simon, Professor of Political Science, also reappointed Professor, by courtesy, of Statistics, for the period December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2019

Jackson, Peter, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, also appointed Professor of Pathology, for the period November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2017

Karunadasa, Hemamala, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, also appointed Center, Fellow, by courtesy, at the Precourt Institute for Energy, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2016

Kummar, Shivaani, Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, change in appointment start date from January 1, 2015 to January 16, 2015, and in appointment end date from December 31, 2019 to January 15, 2020

Langlotz, Curtis, Professor of Radiology at the Stanford University Medical Center, also appointed Professor of Medicine, for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019

Levin, Jonathan, Holbrook Working Professor in Commodity Price Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Economics in the Graduate School of Business, also reappointed Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2019

Lin, Michael, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and of Bioengineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period November 1, 2014 through April 30, 2017

Magnus, David, Thomas A. Raffin Professor in Medicine and Biomedical Ethics and Professor (Teaching), by courtesy, of Bioengineering, also appointed Professor (Teaching) of Medicine, effective October 1, 2014

Massarweh, Suleiman, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, change in appointment start date from January 1, 2015 to January 16, 2015, and in appointment end date from December 31, 2019 to January 15, 2020

Naimark, Norman, Robert and Florence McDonnell Professor of East European Studies, Fisher Family Director of International, Comparative and Area Studies, and Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies/DLCL, also reappointed Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2017

Okamura, Allison, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, also reappointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2017

Qi, Lei, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, also appointed Assistant Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2018

Sabatti, Chiara, Associate Professor of Health Research and Policy, also appointed Associate Professor of Statistics, for the period December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2019

Shutt, Thomas, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Physics, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2019

Straight, Aaron, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period November 1, 2014 through January 31, 2018

Tian, Lu, Associate Professor of Health Research and Policy, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Statistics, for the period December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2017

Wandless, Thomas, Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, also appointed Professor, by courtesy, of Chemistry, for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2019

Wang, Bo, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Developmental Biology, for the period May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2019

Wang, Ge, Assistant Professor of Music, also reappointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015

Wernig, Marius, Associate Professor of Pathology, also appointed Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology, for the period November 1, 2014 through September 30, 2019

Wetzstein, Gordon, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, for the period October 20, 2014 through September 15, 2018

Winstein, Keith, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, also appointed Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Law, for the period November 3, 2014 through November 2, 2017

Winkelmann, Juliane, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, also appointed Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective October 1, 2013 without limit of time

 

FACULTY EMERITI TITLES:

Barnett, David M., Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, effective January 15, 2015

Carter, Dennis R., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, effective January 1, 2015

Gelber, Hester G., Professor of Religious Studies, Emerita, effective December 31, 2014

Grossman, Pamela Lynn, Nomellini-Oliver Professor of Education, Emerita, effective December 31, 2014

Gutierrez, M. Kathleen, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emerita, effective January 31, 2015

Hammer, Lawrence D., Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emeritus, effective February 1, 2015

Katzenstein, David A., Professor (Research) of Medicine (Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine), Emeritus, effective January 31, 2015

Olzak, Susan, Professor of Sociology, Emerita, effective January 15, 2015

Orr Jr., Franklin M., Keleen and Carlton Beal Professor in Petroleum Engineering, Emeritus, effective December 15, 2014

Rinsky, Lawrence A., Professor (Clinical) of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emeritus, effective January 10, 2015

Scott, Matthew P., Professor of Developmental Biology, Emeritus, effective December 15, 2014

van der Starre, Pieter Jacobus, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus, effective December 31, 2014

Yarbro-Bejarano, Yvonne, Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Emerita, effective December 31, 2014

 

EMERITI RECALLS:

Chase, Robert A., Emile Holman Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, effective September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015

Feldman, David, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism), Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015

Friedman, Jerry H., Professor of Statistics, Emeritus, for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015

Froelicher, Victor, Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular) at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Emeritus, for the period March 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016

Gelber, Hester G., Professor of Religious Studies, Emerita, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015

Greenberg, Peter L., Professor of Medicine (Hematology), Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015

Hammer, Lawrence D., Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emeritus, for the period February 2, 2015 through February 1, 2017

Katzenstein, David A., Professor (Research) of Medicine (Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine), Emeritus, for the period February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2017

Merryman, John Henry, Nelson Bowman Sweitzer and Marie B. Sweitzer Professor of Law, Emeritus, for the period September 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014

McCall Jr., Marsh H., Professor of Classics, Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015

Olkin, Ingram, Professor of Statistics and of Education, Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015

Olzak, Susan, Professor of Sociology, for the period January 16, 2015 through January 15, 2017

Reaven, Gerald M., Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, for the period March 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016

Rinsky, Lawrence A., Professor (Clinical) of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emeritus, for the period January 11, 2015 through January 10, 2017

Rosenberg, Saul A., Maureen Lyles D’Ambrogio Professor in the School of Medicine, Emeritus, for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Steiner, Hans, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015

Widrow, Bernard, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015

Wiederhold, Gio, Professor (Research) of Computer Science, Emeritus, for the period October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014

Yarbro-Bejarano, Yvonne, Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Emerita, for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016

Zelditch Jr., Morris, Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, for the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015

 

REPORT MATTERS:

Endowed Chairs:

Bertozzi, Carolyn, Professor of Chemistry and, by courtesy, of Radiology, appointed Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, effective April 1, 2015

Boothroyd, John, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, appointed Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology, effective February 10, 2015

Pande, Vijay, Professor of Chemistry and, by courtesy, of Computer Science, appointed Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry, effective February 10, 2015

Endowed Directorships:

Newsome, William, appointed Vincent V. C. Woo Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute, for the period December 2, 2014 through August 31, 2018

School Name Change:

The School of Earth Sciences renamed The School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, effective February 11, 2015

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