FACULTY ROUNDUP

The University’s world-class faculty make an impact through their scholarship, their teaching, and their leadership every day.


New Fellows

Diane Jones Allen
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture

Noelle Fields
National Academies of Practice

Yi Hong
Biomedical Engineering Society, Royal Society of Chemistry

Juhyun Lee
American Heart Association

Qilian Liang
Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association

Jun Liao
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Tracy Orwig
National Academies of Practice

Xinlei “Sherry” Wang
American Statistical Association

Jon Weidanz
National Academy of Inventors

Robert Woods
National Academy of Inventors

Notable Honors

Dereje Agonafer
Honorary Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Zeynep Çelik
Editor in Chief, IEEE Sensors Journal

Justyn Jaworski
Protégé, Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology

Chen Kan
2024 Susan Smyth Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Ramon Lopez
Member, UTA Academy of Distinguished Scholars

Karen Jo Matsler
2025 Melba Newell Phillips Medal, American Association of Physics Teachers

Sherri McFarland
Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors; President, American Society for Photobiology

Michael D. Nelson
Member, UTA Academy of Distinguished Scholars

Vijayan Pillai
Distinguished Member, National Council on Women’s Issues

Julian Rodriguez
News & Documentary Emmy Award Nomination, National Academy for Television Arts & Sciences

Scott Ryan
Pioneer, National Association of Social Workers

Kevin Schug
2024 Silver Jubilee Medal, Chromatography Society

Robert Taylor
U.S. Scholar Award, Fulbright Program

Maria Trache
U.S. Scholar Award, Fulbright Program

Hongtei Eric Tseng
2024 Soichiro Honda Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Venu Varanasi
Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors

 


Recent Publications

Digital Feudalism book cover

Digital Feudalism: Creators, Credit, Consumption, and Capitalism
by David Arditi
Associate Professor of Sociology

Isles of Firm Ground book cover

Isles of Firm Ground
by Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez
Professor of Modern Languages

Raising the Living Dead book cover

Raising the Living Dead: Rehabilitative Corrections in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
by Alberto Ortiz Díaz
Assistant Professor of History

The Contemporary Black Church book cover

The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion
by Jason E. Shelton
Professor of Sociology; Director of the Center for African American Studies

 


National Experts

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“It’s a major and impressive step towards untangling the true diversity that exists within these fascinating snakes.”
—Todd Castoe in “Surprise: 5 New Species of the Mesmerizing Eyelash Viper Discovered” (Feb. 13, 2024)

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“A millennia ago, two such solar eclipses over the same area within six months would have seen Maya astronomers, priests and rulers leap into a frenzy of activity. I have seen a similar frenzy—albeit for different reasons—here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where we will be in the path of totality.”
—Kim Breuer, “To Ancient Maya, Solar Eclipses Signified Clashing Gods” (April 4, 2024)

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“The Kremlin’s decision to double down on fear is in fact a function of its own fear. Political change in Russia tends to come when three factors are present: a divided elite, a disaffected public, and an absence of fear. The Putin regime appears determined to assure that for the foreseeable future, fear will not be in short supply.”
—Brian Whitmore in “The Toll on Russia from its War in Ukraine, By the Numbers” (Feb. 23, 2024)

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“The brutality of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, and the ruthlessness of the Israeli response, has made some observers wonder if this time, the severity of the violence will finally force Israelis and Palestinians to come up with a real and lasting solution to the conflict over Gaza.”
—Brent Sasley in “Israel-Gaza Conflicts End Up the Same. Here’s How This Could Be Different” (Nov. 7, 2023)

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“This is exciting research because it adds another valuable piece of the puzzle to our understanding of why working memory varies between individuals.”
—Matthew Robison in “Eye Change Reveals if Someone’s Focused, Scientists Say” (April 24, 2024)

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“There are two distinct ethical failures here. There’s the failure to notify families, and then there’s a failure to respect the wishes of the next of kin when they’ve gone through the trouble of soliciting those wishes.”
—Eli Shupe in “Military Kept Hundreds of Organs After Performing Autopsies, Watchdog Says” (March 22, 2024)

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“Typically, [obituaries are] reported by newspaper staff and require news judgment: What, or who, would readers find interesting? That value judgment has driven who is considered worthy of an obituary for centuries. And for years, women’s exclusion from the public sphere meant they rarely made the cut.”
—Erika J. Pribanic-Smith in “Inequality in Life—and Death: Newspaper Obituaries Have Long Discriminated Against Women” (July 11, 2024)

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“All this is suggesting that there are some fundamental principles of ecology that we don’t yet understand, and that there is perhaps something special about islands that affects species that can tolerate human environments differently than species that require natural ecosystems for survival.”
—Luke Friskhoff in “Island Bird Communities are Changing in Unexpected Ways” (May 4, 2024)

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“The most effective intervention for prevention of falls of all tested to date is tai chi. The most important thing is to stay as active as possible for as long as you can. Do not underestimate the power of your own body, and make sure to reach out to a friend or consider joining a gym or a club or doing volunteering that will require you to stay active. Aim to live longer, but also stronger.”
—Marco Brotto in “The Secrets to Age-Proofing Your Whole Body” (Jan. 29, 2024)

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“Juneteenth should be celebrated to recognize the symbolic emancipation of African Americans from slavery. Let’s celebrate it. But also realize it took much longer and much more than an order from a Union army general to end slavery in this country.”
—W. Marvin Dulaney in “Why Juneteenth Didn’t Actually End Slavery in Texas” (June 19, 2024)

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“When we look at cardiovascular health, Black women really stand out. No matter which metric you look at—incidence, prevalence, mortality—the disparity is there.”
—Liao Yue in “Americans Don’t Sleep Enough. The Long-Term Effects are Dire, Especially for Black People” (Jan. 29, 2024)

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“Law enforcement agencies, often constrained by limited resources and prioritizing cases based on severity and direct impact, might not readily prioritize catfishing cases without substantial financial losses or physical harm.”
—Fangzhou Wang in “What is Catfishing and What Can You Do If You are Catfished?” (Jan. 20, 2024)

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“This virus is a real threat to the global supply of chocolate. Ghana has lost more than 254 million cacao trees in recent years.”
—Benito Chen-Charpentier in “Global Chocolate Supply Under ‘Real Threat’ From Rapidly Spreading Virus: Expert” (April 24, 2024)

 

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