Nan-Yao Su, Professor of Entomology
Rob Ferl, Professor of Molecular Biology
Elizabeth Graham, Professor of Music
Louis Guilette, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Zoology
Vasudha Narayanan, Professor of Religion
Janet Yamamoto, Professor of Pathobiology
Ron Hayes, Professor of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery
Yogi Goswami, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty Spotlight

The women and men teaching, doing research and leading the University of Florida are dedicated to the idea that through education and discovery they can improve the lives of not just UF students, but of people across the globe. The University of Florida Faculty Challenge is an initiative to raise $150 million in private support to give faculty the tools they need to enhance classroom instruction and conduct world-class research. Reaching that goal is a critical step in the University of Florida’s strategic plan to become one of the nation’s premier universities.

Endowments established and grown through the Faculty Challenge will help explore space, oceans and the tiny universes seen only through a microscope. Transform Florida’s elementary schools into the envy of the nation. Feed the world’s hungry. Cure ailments like cancer, epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. Promote the humanities in daily life. Develop cleaner, better energy alternatives. Discover and invent what we cannot imagine. And prepare future generations for the challenges of their own lives and times.

Below is a small sampling of the people who help shape the University of Florida and its students.

 

Lynn Bailey Professor of Human Nutrition » Food and Agricultural Sciences Lynn Bailey is an internationally recognized authority on the B vitamin folic acid and its metabolism and requirements in pregnancy.
David Dilcher Professor of Paleobotany » Florida Museum of Natural History Dilcher has spent more than four decades studying the origin of flowers.
Paul Doering Distinguished Service Professor » Pharmacy An expert on many drug issues in the news, Distinguished Service Professor Paul Doering can’t afford to be camera shy.
Tom Emmel Professor of Zoology and Entomology » Florida Museum of Natural History It's a symbol of whimsy and beauty to many, but for Thomas C. Emmel the butterfly is an intense passion in a lifelong journey of discovery.
Rob Ferl Professor of Molecular Biology » Food and Agricultural Sciences UF researchers are working on greenhouses that could allow plants to be grown on the Martian surface.
Yogi Goswami Professor of Mechanical Engineering » Engineering Goswami has devoted most of his professional career to exploring new ways of harnessing the earth’s ultimate life-sustaining force: the sun.
Elizabeth Graham Professor of Music » Fine Arts Graham brings a soaring operatic voice and towering talent to UF's School of Music.
Louis Guillette Jr. Distinguished Professor of Zoology » Liberal Arts & Sciences Guillette advises national governments on the development of reproductive biology programs for endangered wildlife.
Ron Hayes Professor of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery » College of Medicine Hayes is developing a blood test that will quickly assess the severity of head injuries.
Lena Ma Professor of Soil and Water Science » Food and Agricultural Sciences Lena Ma is an expert on the biogeochemistry of trace metals who recently discovered a fern that absorbs arsenic from contaminated soil.
Vasudha Narayanan Professor of Religion » Department of Religion Narayanan studies the unusually positive relationship between the Hindu and Moslem believers in South India.
Nan-Yao Su Professor of Entomology » Food and Agricultural Sciences Su, one of the world's leading experts on termites, developed systems to rescue New Orleans' French Quarter and the Statute of Liberty from termite infestations.
Janet Yamamoto Professor of Pathobiology » Veterinary Medicine Yamamoto's groundbreaking research on feline immunodeficiency diseases may lead to an AIDS vaccine for humans.