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
Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, 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

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

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

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

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, NAE
University Distinguished Professor, University of Central Florida

Clifford Will, NAS
Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Florida

Shin-tson Wu
Pegasus Professor, CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. Central Florida