Distinguished Professors
The purpose of the program is to advance and recognize individuals with highly distinguished accomplishments and those who display exceptional promise, who maintain an extraordinary level of activity in their research and scholarly work, and have achieved pre-eminence in their field in line with the University’s stated objectives and emerging priorities.
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| Name | Department | Title | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrawal, Aneil | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, FAS | Distinguished Professor of Evolutionary Genetics | July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024 |
| Cazdyn, Eric | Department of East Asian Studies and the Centre for Comparative Literature, FAS | Distinguished Professor of Aesthetics and Politics | Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Chan, Warren | Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, FASE | Distinguished Professor of Nanobioengineering | Nov 1, 2016 to Oct 31, 2021 |
| Chen, Jing | Department of Geography and Planning, FAS | Distinguished Professor of Geography and Planning | July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024 |
| Fox, Mark | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, FASE | Distinguished Professor of Urban Systems Engineering | July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 |
| Gallagher, Kathleen | Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE | Distinguished Professor of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning | July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 |
| Gerlai, Robert | Department of Psychology, UTM | The John Carlin Roder Distinguished Professor in Behavioural Neuroscience | July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024 |
| Gualtieri, Marco | Department of Mathematics, FAS | Frederick Atkinson Distinguished Professor of Mathematics | July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 |
| Hinz, Boris | Faculty of Dentistry | Distinguished Professor of Tissue Repair and Regeneration | July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2021 |
| Jennings, Eric | Department of History, FAS | Distinguished Professor in the History of France and the Francophonie | July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 |
| Kaplan, Sarah | Rotman School of Management | Distinguished Professor in Gender and the Economy | Sept 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2021 |
| Kronzucker, Herbert J. | Department of Biological Sciences, FAS | Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology | July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 |
| Kschischang, Frank | Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, FASE | Distinguished Professor of Digital Communications | Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2020 |
| Lautens, Mark | Department of Chemistry, FAS | J. Bryan Jones Distinguished Professor | Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2017; Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Levy, Evonne | Department of Visual Studies, UTM | Distinguished Professor of Early Modern Art | July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024 |
| McCourt, Peter | Department of Cell and Systems Biology, FAS | Jack Dainty Distinguished Professor | Mar 1, 2017 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| Mollett, Sharlene | Department of Human Geography and the Centre for Critical Development Studies, UTSC | Distinguished Professor in Feminist Cultural Geography, Nature and Society | January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024 |
| Park, Chul B. | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, FASE | Distinguished Professor of Microceullular Engineered Plastic | July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 |
| Pauly, Louis W. | Department of Political Science, FAS | J. Stefan Dupré Distinguished Professor of Political Economy | April 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Poole, Janet | Department of East Asian Studies, FAS | Distinguished Professor in the Humanities | July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024 |
| Prosser, Scott | Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, UTM | Distinguished Professor of Biophysical Chemistry | July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024 |
| Reisz, Robert | Department of Biology, UTM | Distinguished Professor of Paleontology | July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2019 |
| Rowe, Locke | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, FAS | Distinguished Professor of Evolutionary Biology | July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2021 |
| Ruti, Mari | Department of English and Drama, UTM | Distinguished Professor of Critical Theory and of Gender and Sexuality Studies | July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021 |
| Segal, Zindel | Department of Psychology, UTSC | Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders | July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2022 |
| Sellen, Daniel | Department of Anthropology, FAS | Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Global Health | Mar 1, 2017 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| Simmons, Craig | Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, FASE; Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, FASE | Distinguished Professor of Mechanobiology | July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2021 |
| Stinchcombe, John | Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, FAS | Distinguished Professor of Ecological Genetics | July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024 |
| Wheaton, Blair | Department of Sociology, FAS | Distinguished Professor of Sociology | July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020 |
| Yan, Ning | Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, FASE | Distinguished Professor in Forest Biomaterials Engineering | July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2022 |
| Zingg, David | Institute for Aerospace Studies, FASE | Distinguished Professor of Computational Aerodynamics and Sustainable Aviation | Sept 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2021 |