Faculty

Faculty Awards

AAAS FELLOWS

"Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications."

  • Dean F. Martin, 1983
  • George R. Newkome, 1992
  • Michael J. Zaworotko, 2011
  • Bill J. Baker, 2014
  • Jennifer Lewis, 2016
  • Wayne Guida, 2018
  • Randy Larsen, 2022

ACS COMP HP OUTSTANDING JUNIOR FACULTY AWARDEES

  • Arjan van der Vaart, 2010

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS

  • W. Conard Fernelius, 1970
  • Raymond N. Castle, 1981
  • Brian Stevens, 1990
  • George R. Newkome, 1992
  • Dean F. Martin, 1992
  • Michael J. Zaworotko, 2013

FELLOW, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS

Persons "who have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society."

  • Dean F. Martin

FLORIDA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEDALISTS

"The FAS Medal is presented each year at the Annual Meeting to a resident of the Sate of °®¶¹´«Ã½ who has contributed in an outstanding manner to the promotion of scientific research, to the stimulation of interest in the sciences, or to the diffusion of scientific knowledge."

  • Dean F. Martin & Barbara B. Martin, 1994
  • George R. Newkome, 1997

FLORIDA SECTION, ACS, FLORIDA AWARD

The award was established in 1952 by vote of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Section of the American Chemical Society, and has been given each year since then at the annual scientific meeting of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Sections. The purpose is "To recognize leadership and contributions toward the advancement of the profession of chemistry."

  • Dean F. Martin, 1975
  • Theodore Askounas Ashford, 1983
  • George R. Newkome, 1991

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CAREER AWARDEES

"The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research."

  • Brian Space, 1998
  • Mohamed Eddaoudi, 2006
  • Peter Zhang, 2006
  • Jon Antilla, 2009
  • Arjan van der Vaart, 2009
  • Shengqian Ma, 2014
  • Jianfeng Cai, 2014

US PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDEES

  • Joseph Corey, 1969-1974
  • Dean F. Martin, 1969-1974
  • H. Lee Woodcock, 2008-2012 

FELLOW, ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY

  • Dr. Xiaodong Li (Elected Nov 30, 2017)
  • Dr. Jianfeng Cai (Elected July 2020)

FULBRIGHT AWARD

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers nealy 470 teaching, research or combination awards to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in over 125 countries.

  • Dr. Solomon Weldegirma (2018-2019)
  • Dr. Laura Anderson (2016-2017)