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List of University of Michigan faculty and staff

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As of fall 2022, the University of Michigan had 7,954 faculty members and roughly 38,000 employees which include National Academy members, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners.[1]

Nobel Laureates

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Notable faculty: past and present

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Founded in 1848, AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874.

  • Huda Akil, Gardner C. Quarton Professor of Neurosciences in psychiatry, professor of psychiatry and co-director and senior research scientist of the U-M Mental Health Research Institute
  • Sushil Atreya, Professor of atmospheric and space sciences
  • Brian Coppola, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry.
  • Jack E. Dixon, Minor J. Coon Professor of Biological Chemistry, chair of the Department of Biological Chemistry
  • Rodney Ewing, Donald R. Peacor Collegiate Professor of Geological Sciences, professor of materials science and engineering, and professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences
  • William R. Farrand, Professor of geological sciences and curator, Museum of Anthropology.
  • Daniel Fisher, Claude W. Hibbard Collegiate Professor of Paleontology, professor of geological sciences, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and curator of paleontology
  • Sharon Glotzer, chemical engineer and physicist and the Stuart W. Churchill Professor at the University of Michigan
  • James S. Jackson, Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and director, Institute for Social Research
  • Arthur Lupia, Professor of political science, research professor at the Institute for Social Research, and principal investigator of the American National Election Studies
  • Anne McNeil, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering
  • Vincent L. Pecoraro, John T. Groves Collegiate Professor of Chemistry
  • Melanie Sanford, Moses Gomberg Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry
  • Kamal Sarabandi, Rufus S. Teesdale Professor of Engineering, director of Radiation Laboratory, Department of Electrical Entering and Computer Science.
  • Artur Schnabel Pianist and classical composer
  • Sarah Thomason, William H. Gedney Professor of Linguistics
  • George Uhlenbeck, with fellow student Samuel Goudsmit at Leiden, proposed the idea of electron spin in 1925, Professor: University of Michigan (1939–43). Max Planck Medal 1964 (with Samuel Goudsmit).
  • Milford Wolpoff, elected to the rank of Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Business Week "Management Gurus"

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  • Gary Hamel, MBA PhD Co-Author "The Core Competence of the Corporation"
  • Dave Ulrich, Human Resources – Michigan (Ranked #1)
  • Noel Tichy, Leadership – Michigan, (Ranked #9)
  • C.K. Prahalad, C.K. Prahalad, Strategy, International Business – Michigan/ PRAJA, (Ranked #10)

Institute of Medicine

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  • Huda Akil, Gardner C. Quarton Distinguished Professor of Neurosciences in Psychiatry, Medical School
  • Michael Boehnke, Richard G. Cornell Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics, department of biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Edward Bove, head, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School
  • Noreen M Clark, dean, Marshall H. Becker Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health
  • Mary Sue Coleman, president, professor of biochemistry, Medical School, & chemistry, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  • Francis S. Collins, professor of internal medicine; professor of human genetics, Medical School
  • Jerome Conn, Louis Harry Newburgh university Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Medical School
  • Minor J. Coon, Victor C. Vaughn Distinguished University Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School
  • Avedis Donabedian, Sinai Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Health, School of Public Health
  • Sid Gilman, William J. Herdman Professor of Neurology, Medical School
  • Moses Gomberg, professor of chemistry
  • Ada Sue Hinshaw, dean, School of Nursing
  • James S. House, professor of sociology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  • Robert L. Kahn, professor emeritus of psychology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  • David E. Kuhl, professor of internal medicine; professor of radiology, Medical School
  • Martha L. Ludwig, research biophysicist and J. Lawrence Oncley Distinguished Professor, department of biological chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Howard Markel, George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Center for the History of Medicine
  • Rowena Matthews, elected to The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
  • James V. Neel, Lee R. Dice distinguished university professor emeritus of Human genetics, Medical School
  • Gilbert S. Omenn, professor of internal medicine & Human genetics, Medical School, and of public health, School of Public Health
  • June Osborn, professor of epidemiology; professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, Medical School
  • Alan R. Saltiel, elected in 2005 to The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, John Jacob Abel Collegiate Professor in Life Sciences and Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology
  • Thomas L. Schwenk, professor of family medicine, Medical School
  • Harold Shapiro, former UM president
  • Peter Ward, Godfrey D. Stobbe Professor of Pathology, Medical School
  • David R. Williams, Harold W. Cruse Collegiate Professor of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts, and professor of epidemiology, School of Public Health

MacArthur Foundation award winners

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As of 2020, 41 MacArthur winners — 16 of them university alumni — have served as Michigan faculty

As of 2020, 25 non-alumni MacArthur winners have served as Michigan faculty.

United States National Academy of Engineering

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  • Linda M. Abriola, professor of civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  • Ellen Arruda, professor and chair of mechanical engineering, College of Engineering
  • Dennis Assanis, former Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, College of Engineering
  • Lynn Conway, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering
  • James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus, professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, College of Engineering
  • Elmer G. Gilbert, professor of aerospace engineering and of electrical engineering & computer science, College of Engineering
  • Donald Katz, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, college
  • Yoram Koren, James J. Duderstadt Distinguished University Professor and Paul G. Goebel Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Ronald G. Larson, George Granger Brown Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Emmett Leith, Schlumberger Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Gerard A. Mourou, A.D. Moore Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & and Computer Science, College of Engineering
  • Fawwaz Ulaby, R. Jamison and Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Engineering
  • Galip Ulsoy, C.D. Mote Jr. Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical Engineering and William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, College of Engineering
  • Chia-Shun Yih, Stephen P. Timoshenko Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Fluid Mechanics, College of Engineering

United States National Academy of Sciences

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  • Mathew Alpern, professor emeritus of physiological optics, Medical School
  • Richard D. Alexander, Theodore H. Hubell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Biology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Robert Axelrod, Arthur W. Bromage Distinguished University Professor of Political Science & Public Policy, School of Public Policy
  • Hyman Bass, professor of education, School of Education, & mathematics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Karen E. Smith, Chair of the Department of Mathematics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Jeffrey Lagarias, Professor of Mathematics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Jerome Conn, Louis Harry Newburgh University Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Medical School
  • Philip Converse, Robert Cooley Angell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Sociology & Political Science, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Clyde Coombs, professor emeritus of psychology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • H. Richard Crane, George P. Williams Distinguished University, physicist
  • Thomas M. Donahue, Edward H. White II Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Planetary Science, College of Engineering
  • Kent V. Flannery, James B. Griffin Distinguished University Professor of Anthropological Archaeology, College of Literature Science & the Arts
  • Ronald Freedman, Roderick D. McKenzie Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts, professor emeritus of physics, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  • Katherine Freese, George E. Uhlenbeck Professor Emerita of Physics
  • William Fulton, M. S. Keeler Professor, mathematics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Stanley M. Garn, professor emeritus of nutrition, School of Public Health
  • Frederick Gehring, T.H. Hildebrandt Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics
  • Sharon Glotzer, Stuart W. Churchill Professor of Chemical Engineering. Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics and Macromolecular Science and Engineering.
  • Melvin Hochster, Raymond L. Wilder Professor of Mathematics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Martha L. Ludwig, professor of biological chemistry, Medical School
  • Joyce Marcus, professor of anthropology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Vincent Massey, professor of biological chemistry, Medical School
  • Rowena G. Matthews, G. Robert Greenberg Distinguished University Professor, biological chemistry, Medical School
  • James N. Morgan, professor emeritus of economics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • James V. Neel, Lee R. Dice Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Human Genetics, Medical School
  • Richard Nisbett, Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor, psychology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  • James Olds, professor of psychology
  • J. Lawrence Oncley, professor emeritus of biological chemistry, Medical School
  • Kenneth Pike, professor emeritus of linguistics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Melanie Sanford, Moses Gomberg Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry
  • Martinus Veltman, John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  • Warren Wagner, Jr., professor emeritus of botany, School of Natural Resources & the Environment
  • Henry Wright, professor of anthropology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts; curator, Museum of Anthropology

National Medal of Science

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The National Medal of Science is the nation's highest honor for scientific achievement. Five other Michigan researchers won the award between 1974 and 1986. Congress established the award program in 1959. It honors individuals for pioneering scientific research.

  • Hyman Bass honored by President Bush in a White House ceremony for the National Medal of Science in 2006.
  • H. Richard Crane, George P. Williams Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Physics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  • Elizabeth Crosby, professor of anatomy, Medical School
  • Donald Katz, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, College of Engineering
  • Emmett Leith, Schlumberger Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering
  • James Neel, Lee R. Dice Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Human Genetics, Medical School

Pulitzer Prize-winning faculty

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  • Leslie Bassett, professor of music; music, for Variations for Orchestra.[5]
  • William Bolcom, professor of music composition; music, for Twelve New Etudes for Piano
  • Ross Lee Finney, professor of music; music, for a string quartet
  • Robert Frost, a former faculty member, won four Pulitzer Prizes
  • Leland Stowe, professor of journalism; correspondence, for his work as a reporter on the foreign staff of the New York Herald Tribune
  • David C. Turnley, professor of art and design; photography, for images of the political uprisings in China and Eastern Europe
  • Claude H. Van Tyne, professor and chairman of the history department; American History, for The War of Independence.
  • Heather Ann Thompson, professor of American history; for her book on the Attica Prison uprising of 1971.

Former administrators

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References

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  1. ^ "Chapter 6 Faculty & Staff" (PDF). obp.umich.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Memoir of Alton L. Becker". Regents of the University of Michigan. c. 1994. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Judith Becker tribute". University of Michigan. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Storytelling and Public Engagement: A Conversation with Will Potter, Senior Academic Innovation Fellow". Academic Innovation. May 7, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Bassett, Noel (February 10, 2016). "Obituary: Leslie Raymond Bassett". The University Record. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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