Member Listing
ASEMFL Board of Directors
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D., NAM
ASEMFL President
Distinguished University Professor and Senior Scholar on Community Health, Florida International University
Chinemelu “Chimay” Anumba, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida
Gregory S. Boebinger, Ph.D., NAS
Director of National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Professor of Physics , Florida State University
Carolina Cruz-Neira, Ph.D., NAE
ASEMFL Treasurer
Agere Chair in Computer Science, University of Central Florida
Yogi Goswami, Ph.D.
ASEMFL President Elect
Distinguished University Professor of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of South Florida
Angela Laird, Ph.D.
ASEMFL Secretary
Professor of Physics and Director, Florida International University, Center for Imaging Science
Guillermo Prado, Ph.D., NAM
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs; Dean of the Graduate School; and Professor of Nursing and Health Studies, Public Health Sciences, and Psychology , University of Miami
Pamela S. Soltis, Ph.D., NAS
Past President
Distinguished Professor and Curator & Director, Florida Museum of Natural History & University of Florida Biodiversity Institute
Sylvia Wilson Thomas, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research & Innovation | President & CEO of the USF Research Foundation, University of South Florida
Omaida Velazquez, Ph.D., NAM
Professor with Tenure, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, David Kimmelman Endowed Chair in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
ASEMFL Members
Please find below the profiles of ASEMFL members who elected to have their profiles public. This list will grow as time progresses.
Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Ph.D., PE
Trustee Chair, Pegasus Professor, University of Central Florida
Cammy Abernathy, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
Rodney Adkins, NAE
Chairman, Avnet, Inc.
Igor Alabugin
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University
Maria L Alcaide, MD
Professor of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases), OB/GYN and Public Health Sciences, University of Miami
Norma Alcantar, F-NAI, F-AIChE, F-AIMBE, F-AAAS
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Dept. of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering
Eduardo Alfonso
Director, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology Kathleen and Stanley J. Glaser Chair in Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Hortensia Amaro, NAM
Distinguished University Professor and Senior Scholar on Community Health, Florida International University
Norman Anderson, NAM
Assistant Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs and Professor, Florida State University
Dominick Angiolillo
Distinguished Professor of Medicine, University of Florida
Chinemelu ( Chimay ) Anumba, Ph.D., FREng
Dean and Professor, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida
Mark Atkinson, Ph.D.
Eminent Scholar, Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Florida
Roger Azevedo
Pegasus Professor, School of Modeling, Simulation and Training, College of Engineering and Computer Science , University of Central Florida
Deborah Beidel, Ph.D.
Pegasus and Trustee Professor, Department of Psychology, UCFlorida
Gisele Bennett
Co-Founder, MEPSS, LLC
Azra Bihorac
Senior Associate Dean for Research at the University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida
Pratim Biswas, NAE
Dean of Engineering, University of Miami
Nicholas Bodor, Ph.D., D.Sc., d.h.c. (multi), HoF (multi)
Founding Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer
Graduate Research Professor Emeritus (active), Bodor Laboratories, Inc.
University of Florida
Gregory Boebinger, NAS
Professor of Physics and Director Emeritus, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University
Christian Brechot, MD, Ph.D.
Professor dept Internal Medicine, University of South Florida
Thomas Burris, Ph.D.
Dean's Professor and Director of UF Genetics Institute, University of Florida
Barry Byrne, MD, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair of Pediatrics, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Powell Gene Therapy Center
Jim Cairns
Owner and President, Pontus Subsea Connectors, LLC
Adam Carrico
Professor, Florida International University
Alexander Cartwright, Ph.D.
President of University of Central Florida, University of Central Florida
Juan Cendan
Dean and Sr. Vice President for Health Affairs, Florida International University
Robert Cousins, NAS
Boston Family Professor of Nutrition and Eminent Scholar, University of Florida
Robert Crippen, NAE
President, Thiokol Propulsion
Todd Crowl
Director, Institue of Environment and Professor, Dept. of Biology, Florida International University
Carolina Cruz-Neira, NAE
Agere Chair Professor, University of Central Florida
Sylvia Daunert, FRSC, RAFC, RAFS, ASIB
Lucille P. Markey Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Director of the Dr. JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, Director of the Frost Institutes and University STEM Centers and Institutes, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Patricia Davis-Lemessy
Engineering Fellow & Materials SME, Cordis Corporation
Peter Delfyett, Ph.D.,NAE
University Distinguished Professor of Optics, ECE, and Physics, CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida
Jason Eichenholz, Ph.D.
CEO and Founder, Relativity Networks
Lily Elefteriadou
Barbara Goldsby Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Florida
Roger Fillingim
Distinguished Professor, University of Florida
Alessia Fornoni, MD, Ph.D.
Katz Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
A. Stewart Fotheringham
Krafft Professor of Spatial Data Science, Florida State University
James Fourqurean
Distinguished University Professor, Florida International University
Robert Frisina, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor and Endowed Chair, Medical Engineering Dept., Univ. of South Florida
Evelyn Gaiser, Ph.D.
George M. Barley Chair of Everglades Research, Florida International University
Nicholas Garber, NAE
University Distinguished Professor, University of Central Florida
Michael Georgiopoulos, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida
Juan Gilbert, Ph.D.
Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor & Distinguished Professor, University of Florida
Richard Gitlin, NAE
Distinguished University Professor, Emeritus, University of South Florida
Roberta Goode
Founder and President, GCI, LLC and ALTREC, LLC
D. Yogi Goswami, Ph.D., FNAI
Distinguished University Professor and Director, Clean Energy Research Center, University of South Florida
Peter Hancock, NAE
Professor/Researcher, University of Central Florida
Arthur Hebard, NAS
Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Florida
Michael Heithaus, Ph.D.
Executive Dean, College of Arts, Sciences & Education, Florida International University
Richard Heller
Professor, University of South Florida
Lisa Hightow-Weidman
Professor, Assoicate Dean for Research, Florida State University
Stephen Hill
Distinguished Professor and EMR Director, Department of Physics and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University
Girardin Jean-Louis, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Sakhrat Khizroev
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami
Dennis Killinger, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Unversity of South Florida
Ashok Kumar
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida
Angela Laird
Professor of Physics, Florida International University
David Larbalestier, NAE/RAE
Marie Krafft Professor of Superconductivity, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Christiaan Leewenburgh
Professor, Department of Physiology and Aging, College of Medicine, University of Florida
Frederick Leonberger, NAE
Consultant/Advisor, EOvation Advisors LLC
James Lewis
Distinguished User Experience Researcher, MeasuringU, LLC
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
Jonathan Licht, MD
Director- The University of Florida Health Cancer Center The Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Foundation and David B. and Leighan R. Rinker Chair, University of Florida
Charles Lockwood, NAM
Dean, Morsani College of Medicine, SVP USF Health, University of South Florida
Bruce Macfadden
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, UF Florida Museum, University of Florida
Heidi Mansour, Ph.D., R.Ph., FAIMBE, FRSC, ATSF, FAAPS
Professor & Program Leader of Drug Discovery and Delivery, Florida International University
Duane Mitchell, MD, Ph.D
Assistant Vice President for Research and Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Florida
Prasant Mohapatra
Provost and Executive Vice President, University of South Florida
Subhra Mohapatra, Ph.D., FAIMBE, FNAI
Professor, University of South Florida
Carlos Moraes
Esther Lichtenstein Professor in Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Israel Morejon
Chief Executive Officer, Integrated Engineering Technology
Nazim Muradov, FNAI
Research Professor, FSEC Energy Research Center, University of Central Florida
David Nelson, MD, Ph.D
Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and President, UF Health, University of Florida
Deborah Nightingale, NAE
University Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida
Dipen Parekh, J
Founding Director, Desai Sethi Urology Institute Chief Operating Officer Director, Robotic Surgery UHealth – University of Miami Health System Executive Dean for Clinical Affairs Professor and Chair, Department of Urology Dr. Victor A. Politano Endowed Ch, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Jeremy Pettit
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, and Executive Director, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University
Leonard Pinchuk, Ph.D., D.Sc., NAE
Founder, President and CEO, Innovia LLC (Miami, FL)
Guillermo ( Willy ) Prado, NAM
Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost, Professor of Nursing and Health Studies, Public Health Sciences and Psychology, University of Miami
Richard Priory, NAE
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President (retired), Duke Energy Corporation
Talat Shahnaz Rahman, Ph.D.
Trustee Chair Professor & Pegasus Professor, University of Central Florida
Laura Reina
Distinguished Research Professor and Joseph F. Owens Professor of Physics, Florida State University
Sartaj Sahni
Distinguished Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida
Ann Salamone, NAE
Board chair, Rochal Industries
Gavriel Salvendy, NAE
University Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida
Paul Sanberg, Ph.D., D.Sc., FNAI
Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation & Knowledge Enterprise, University of South Florida
Adalio Sanchez
President, S Group Advisory, LLC
Hudson Santos
University of Miami, School of Nursing and Health Studies
Desmond Schatz
Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director, Diabetes Institute, University of Florida
Joseph Schlenoff
R.O. Lawton Professor of Chemistry, Florida State University
Christine Schmidt, PhD, NAE, NAM
Distinguished Professor and J Crayton Pruitt Family Endowed Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
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
Sudipta Seal, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, Trustee Chair, Pegasus Prof., University of Central Florida
Martín-josé Sepúlveda, M.D. Sc.D. IBM Fellow NAM
Distinguished University Professor Florida International University ; CEO Claraluz LLC, Florida International University; National Academy of Medicine; Florida State University
Mubarak Shah, Ph.D.
UCF Board of Trustees Chair Professor, Director, University of Central Florida
Theo Siegrist, Ph.D.
Professor, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University
Deepika Singh, D.Sc, NAE
CEO, R&D Investment Holdings LLC.
Douglas Soltis, NAS
Distinguished Professor, University of Florida
Pamela Soltis, NAS
Distinguished Professor and Curator, Florida Museum of Natural History, and Director, Biodiversity Institute, University of Florida
Charles Stanish, NAS
Executive Director of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment, University of South Florida
Patrick Stover
Professor and Director, Institute for Connecting Nutrition and Health (ICON-Health), Florida State University
Angelina Sutin
Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine
José Szapocznik
Professor, Chair Emeritus Department of Public Health Sciences, Honorary Director, Clinical & Translational Science Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
John Terborgh, NAS
Retired, University of Florida
Sylvia Thomas
Vice President for Research & Innovation | President & CEO of the USF Research Foundation, University of South Florida
James Tien, NAE
Faculty Ombudsperson & Distinguished Professor, University of Miami
Yuk-ching Tse-Dinh
Founding Director and Distinguished University Professor, Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University
Jeff Vance
Professor and Founding Chair, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami/John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
Omaida Velazquez, NAM
DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Mo Wang
University Distinguished Professor and Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Chair, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
Robert Weisberg
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, USF College of Marine Science
Herbert Weissbach, NAS
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Florida Atlantic University
Robert Wenham, MSc, MD, FACS, FACOG
Chair, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center
Elaine Weyuker, Ph.D, NAE
University Distinguished Professor, University of Central Florida
Clifford Will, NAS
Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Florida
Almut Winterstein
Distinguished Professor, Dept of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida
Shin-tson Wu
Pegasus Professor, CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. Central Florida
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