ASEM - FL

2025 Inductees and New Members

2025 Inductees

Igor V. Alabugin

FSU Distinguished Research Professor

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University

For the discovery of new ways to understand and control chemical reactivity, particularly stereoelectronic concepts in cyclizations and cycloadditions.

Maria L. Alcaide

Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, Professor of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases), OB/GYN and Public Health Sciences

University of Miami

For discovering behavioral and biological factors that affect HIV acquisition among women and for documenting how coinfection with HIV and SARS-CoV-2 affects the development of new SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Roger Azevedo

Pegasus Professor, School of Modeling, Simulation and Training, College of Engineering and Computer Science

University of Central Florida

For making significant advances in the study of metacognition and self-regulated learning across complex tasks with learning technologies.

Gisele Bennett

Co-Founder

MEPSS LLC

For contributions that have significantly advanced RFID systems, use of optical techniques for Container Security Systems, decision support software for the global emergency response community, & military readiness.

Azra Bihorac

Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Medicine, R. Glenn Davis Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesiology, Director, Intelligent Clinical Care Center

University of Florida

For pioneered AI tools for clinical applications and transformed international clinical guidelines for AKI interventions, enhancing patient outcomes in acute/critical care.

Thomas P. Burris

Director of the Genetics Institute and Dean’s Professor, Department of Cellular and Systems Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy

University of Florida

For pioneering discoveries in development of drugs targeting nuclear receptors for treatment of human diseases - heart disease, cancer, autoimmune and metabolic disorders.

Barry Byrne

Associate Chair of Pediatrics and Director of the Powell Gene Therapy Center

University of Florida

For pioneering gene therapies applied to treatment of debilitating rare diseases

Adam W. Carrico

Professor, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work

Florida International University

For being a dynamic psychologist leading the integration of biomedical and behavioral approaches targeting the intersection of methamphetamine use and HIV

Juan C. Cendan

Dean of Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs

Florida International University

For scientific innovations in virtual patient simulation for medical education, invention of surgical devices and techniques, and leadership in forging the South Florida Health Alliance.

Todd A. Crowl

Director, Institute of Environment and Professor, Dept. of Biology

Florida International University

For establishing FIU's Institute of Environment that unites 209 faculty from all colleges in problem-solving environmental research

Ageliki (Lily) Elefteriadou

Barbara Goldsby Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering

University of Florida

For global impact on transportation engineering, highway capacity analysis, advanced transportation technologies and traffic management.

Robert D. Frisina

Distinguished University Professor and Endowed Chair

University of South Florida

For high-impact contributions in bioengineering related to novel devices and drugs for sensory and nervous system disorders.

Richard Heller

Professor, Department of Medical Engineering, Morsani College of Medicine and College of Engineering

University of South Florida

For distinguished contributions to medical engineering, particularly for advancing gene electrotransfer for therapeutic applications

Ashok Kumar

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

University of South Florida

For pioneering research in the broad field of thin film technology of multifunctional materials for nanomanufacturing applications and for untiring service to the broader materials community.

Zhiyong (Richard) Liang

Sprint Eminent Scholar Chair Professor, Associate Dean of Research & Director of High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI)

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University

For innovative development of products employing carbon nanotubes and other composite materials.

Bruce J. MacFadden

Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, UF Florida Museum

University of Florida

For being an expert on fossil vertebrates and geochemistry, especially of Neogene mammals of the Americas; informal science learning in museums, K-12 education, communicating science to the public.

Christopher Patrick

Distinguished Research Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology

Florida State University

For revolutionizing our understanding of psychopathic personality, and externalizing disorders more broadly; Pioneering a psychoneurometric approach to incorporating neurobiology into psychodiagnosis.

Jeremy Pettit

Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, and Executive Director, Center for Children and Families

Florida International University

For transformative contributions to child and adolescent mental health, advancing understanding and evidence-based treatments for depression, anxiety and suicidal behaviors

Sartaj Sahni

Distinguished Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering

University of Florida

For contributions to Computer Science and Engineering education and fundamental research in the areas of data structures and algorithms

Hudson Santos

Dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies

University of Miami

For advancing understanding of health origins and demonstrating how early adversity affects perinatal health and child development in diverse, high-risk populations.

Joseph Schlenoff

Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor/Distinguished Research Professor, Leo Mandelkern Professor of Polymer Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Florida State University

For “saloplasticity;” the exploration of how to process polyelectrolyte complexes using salt water instead of heat.

Robert Schurko

Professor of Chemistry, Director, Magnetic Resonance User Program at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

For his contributions in chemistry and materials pioneering solid-state NMR spectroscopy to enable NMR access across the periodic table.

Cherie Stabler

Professor and Department Chair, J. Crayton Pruitt Family & UF Foundation Preeminence Professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering

University of Florida

For global contributions and leadership in designing translational materials in cellular transplantation for treating Type 1 diabetes.

Angelina Sutin

Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, College of Medicine

Florida State University

For pioneering personality psychology to uncover vital biopsychosocial predictors of poor lifespan health outcomes, including impacts of loneliness and discrimination.

Mo Wang

University Distinguished Professor and Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Chair, Warrington College of Business

University of Florida

For breakthrough discoveries in the fields of worker aging and retirement, occupational health psychology, newcomer socialization, and quantitative research methods.

Robert M. Wenham

Chair and Senior Member, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center Professor, Department of Oncologic Sciences

Moffitt Cancer Center

For global impact on care and health of patients suffering from gynecologic cancers through translational research and innovative clinical treatment.

2025 New Members
(NAS, NAE, NAM, NAI)

Michael Bass

Emeritus Professor of Optics, Physics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Optics, Electrical Engineering

University of Central Florida

Issa Batarseh

Pegasus Professor of Electrical Engineering, Director of the Florida Power Electronics Center, Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Central Florida

Venkat Bhethanabotla

Professor and Director of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering

University of South Florida

Richard Blair

Research Professor, Physics, Florida Space Institute

University of Central Florida

Randy Blakely

Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute, Professor, Biomedical Science

Florida Atlantic University

Jianfeng Cai

USF Preeminent Professor of Chemistry

University of South Florida

Marco Carvalho

Professor and Executive Director

Florida Tech Research Institute

Ni-bin Chang

Director, Stormwater Management Academy Professor, Environmental Engineering

University of Central Florida

Kenneth Dawson-Scully

Senior Vice President for Research, Associate Provost and Professor, Biology

Nova Southeastern University

Shanta Dhar

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine

University of Miami

Gregg Fields

Professor and Department Chair, Director of the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Chemistry

Florida Atlantic University

Kenneth Ford

Founder & CEO, Emeritus

Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC)

Robert Gallo

James P. Cullison Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Co-founder of Global Virus Network (GVN), Medicine

University of South Florida

J. Murray Gibson

Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Semiconductors, Materials Characterization

Florida A&M University-Florida State University

Leonid Glebov

Research Professor Emeritus, Physics

University of Central Florida

Craig Gotsman

Professor, Engineering

University of Miami

James Hickman

Chemistry, Biomolecular Science and Electrical Engineering, Chemistry

University of Central Florida

Eric Holmes

Research Faculty, Chemistry

Florida State University

S.S. Iyengar

Distinguished Ryder Professor and Director, Computer Science

Florida International University

Hari Kalva

Associate Chair & Professor, Computer Engineering

Florida Atlantic University

Aravinda Kar

Professor of Optics & Photonics, MMAE, ECE and Physics, Physics

University of Central Florida

Sakhrat Khizroev

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

University of Miami

Nicholas Lawrence

Senior Member, Drug Discovery Department, Medicine

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Hui (Helen) Li

Provost McKenzie Professor, Electrical Engineering

Florida State University

Guifang Li

Professor of Optics & Photonics, Physics, ECE, Photonics, Electrical Engineering

University of Central Florida

Stephen Liggett

Distinguished University Health Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology, and Medical Engineering, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Dean, College of Medicine, Senior Associate Vice President

University of South Florida Health

Bruce R. Locke

Chair & Distinguished Research Professor of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Florida State University

Richard McCullough

President, Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Florida State University

Osama Mohammed

Distinguished University Professor and Director of Energy Systems Research Laboratory, Electrical Engineering

Florida International University

David Morse

Associate Member of the Department of Cancer Physiology; Scientific Director of the Small Animal Imaging Laboratory (SAIL) Core & Radiochemistry Laboratory, Biology

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Brij Moudgil

Distinguished Professor, Alumni Professor of Materials Science and Engineering/ Director, Center for Particulate and Surfactant Systems, Materials Science

University of Florida

James J. Mulé

Associate Center Director, Translational Research, Medicine

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Nazim Muradov

Research Professor, FSEC Energy Research Center, Chemical Engineering,

University of Central Florida

David Norton

Vice President for Research, Materials Science

University of Florida

Niketa A. Patel

Professor, Molecular Medicine, Medicine

University of South Florida

Peter Pirolli

Senior Research Scientist, Interaction

The Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC)

José C. Príncipe

Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering, Health Informatics

University of Florida

Fan Ren

Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering

University of Florida

Martin Richardson

Pegasus and Northrop Grumman Professor of Optics, Physics and ECE, Director, Center for Directed Energy, Electrical Engineering

University of Central Florida

Naphtali Rishe

Eminent Chaired Professor, Computer Science

Florida International University

Subrata Roy

Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science

University of Florida

Rajiv Singh

Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, and Vice President, Entegris, Materials Science

University of Florida

M.J. Soileau

Distinguished Professor of Optics, Physics, and EECS; Former Emeritus Vice President for Research, Physics

University of Central Florida

Mark Tehranipoor

Intel Charles E. Young Preeminence Endowed Chair Professor in Cybersecurity; Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Electrical Engineering

University of Florida

Levi T. Thompson

Dean, College of Engineering

University of South Florida

Jonathan Trent

Associate Director, Clinical Research, Leader of the Sarcoma Research Program and Head of Precision Medicine - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

John Volakis

Professor, Electrical Engineering

Florida International University

Gregory Welch

Pegasus Professor and AdventHealth Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation

University of Central Florida

2025 Inductees and New Members

2025 Inductees

Igor V. Alabugin

Maria L. Alcaide

Roger Azevedo

Gisele Bennett

Azra Bihorac

Thomas P. Burris

Barry Byrne

Adam W. Carrico

Juan C. Cendan

Todd A. Crowl

Ageliki (Lily) Elefteriadou

Robert D. Frisina

Richard Heller

Ashok Kumar

Zhiyong (Richard) Liang

Bruce J. MacFadden

Christopher Patrick

Jeremy Pettit

Sartaj Sahni

Hudson Santos

Joseph Schlenoff

Robert Schurko

Cherie Stabler

Angelina Sutin

Mo Wang

Robert M. Wenham

2025 New Members(NAS, NAE, NAM, NAI)

Michael Bass

Issa Batarseh

Venkat Bhethanabotla

Richard Blair

Randy Blakely

Jianfeng Cai

Marco Carvalho

Ni-bin Chang

Kenneth Dawson-Scully

Shanta Dhar

Gregg Fields

Kenneth Ford

Robert Gallo

J. Murray Gibson

Leonid Glebov

Craig Gotsman

James Hickman

Eric Holmes

S.S. Iyengar

Hari Kalva

Aravinda Kar

Sakhrat Khizroev

Nicholas Lawrence

Hui (Helen) Li

Guifang Li

Stephen Liggett

Bruce R. Locke

Richard McCullough

Osama Mohammed

David Morse

Brij Moudgil

James J. Mulé

Nazim Muradov

David Norton

Niketa A. Patel

Peter Pirolli

José C. Príncipe

Fan Ren

Martin Richardson

Naphtali Rishe

Subrata Roy

Rajiv Singh

M.J. Soileau

Mark Tehranipoor

Levi T. Thompson

Jonathan Trent

John Volakis

Gregory Welch

2025 New Members
(NAS, NAE, NAM, NAI)