Faculty Excellence
Celebrating Faculty Excellence
CAS FACULTY EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, & IMPACT
USF College of Arts & Sciences faculty advance knowledge and creative practice across disciplines, earning prestigious fellowships, research awards, scholarly honors, and recognition from leading scientific and academic societies.
Explore more than 530 faculty honors in the CAS Faculty Honors, Prizes, & Awards database. The distinctions featured below offer a snapshot of the scholarship, creativity, and research excellence that contribute to the College's impact.
national fellowships & distinguished research appointments
Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
Joshua Scacco · Communication
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
Kevin Yelvington · Anthropology | the late Jay Hoppler · English
Fulbright U.S. Scholar / Fulbright Specialist
Dario Arena · Physics · 2025–26 |Nataša Jonoska · Mathematics & Statistics | Diane Wallman · Anthropology
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowships
Roger Ariew · Philosophy| Fraser Ottanelli · History | Colin Heydt · Philosophy
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships (AAU recognized)
Frances Ramos · History) | Colin Heydt · Philosophy | Elizabeth Spiller ·English
Simons Fellowships
Nataša Jonoska · Mathematics & Statistics
Young investigator and early-career research awards
National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award
Kai Wu · Physics ·2026 | Giacomo Micheli · Mathematics & Statistics | Wenqi (Vince) Liu · Chemistry
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program (AFOSR-YIP)
Joel A. Rosenfeld · Mathematics & Statistics | Jacob Gayles · Physics
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
Lucas Griffin · Integrative Biology · 2026
2026 Institute of Physics Nanotech Rising Star Award
Kai Wu · Physics · 2026
ACS Materials AU Rising Star in Materials Science Award
Kai Wu · Physics · 2026
Cottrell Scholar
Jacob Gayles · Physics
major scientific or scholarly society fellows
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
Charles Stanish · Anthropology | Patrice Buzzannell · Communication |Kathryn Weedman · Anthropolog | John W. Arthur · Anthropology | David Diamond · Psychology | Tiffany Chenneville · Psychology
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elected Members (AAU recognized)
Chapurukha M. Kusimba · Anthropology | Charles Stanish · Anthropology
American Academy of Microbiology Fellows
Lindsey Shaw · Biological Sciences
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Fellows
Bill Baker · Chemistry
Macedonian Academy of Science & Arts Foreign Member
Nataša Jonoska · Mathematics & Statistics
National Fellowships & Distinguished research appointments
NACBS Folger Institute Fellowship
Elizabeth Hines · History · 2026
prestigious discipline-specific honors
AOM Organizational Behavior Division Best Professional Workshop Award
Steve W.J. Kozlowski ·Psychology · 2026
John Lewis Award
Antoinette Jackson · Anthropology
American Historical Association Herbert Feis Award
Erin Kimmerle · Anthropology
EXCELLENCE AT A LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
USF's national standing reflects a commitment to research, discovery, innovation, and public impact. As part of this research enterprise, CAS faculty contribute scholarship and creative work across the humanities, arts, social sciences, and sciences.
AAU Member
USF joined the Association of American Universities in 2023, becoming the first public university in Florida invited to join in nearly 40 years.
Very High Research Classification
USF is among the public research universities recognized by Carnegie for very high research impact and doctorate production.
EXPLORE CAS EXCELLENCE
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