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 Florida 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 Florida Section of the American Chemical Society, and has been given each year since then at the annual scientific meeting of the Florida 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)