Endowed Chairs

MSU Research Foundation Professors

Established in 2014 the university awards the title "MSU Research Foundation Professor" to selected current and new faculty. Award of the title is intended to assist MSU in recruitment, recognition, and retention of outstanding faculty at all academic ranks, with the primary aim of enhancing the stature of the institution in research and creative activity.

The award of the title will be made to individuals who combine externally recognized, exemplary scholarly accomplishment and/or potential, with clear professional relevance to specific areas of MSU scholarly need, disciplinary development, or research or creative emphasis. Consideration will also include the candidate's teaching innovation and excellence.

Foundation Professors News


  • Bruno Basso

    College of Natural Science

  • Christoph Benning

    College of Natural Sciences

  • Frederica Brandizzi

    College of Natural Science

  • Honglei Chen

    College of Human Medicine

  • Andrew Christlieb

    College of Natural Science

  • Marcos Dantus

    College of Natural Science

  • Dimitar Deliyski

    College of Communications Arts & Sciences

  • Dean DellaPenna

    College of Natural Science

  • Todd Elder

    College of Social Science

  • Asgi Fazleabas

    College of Human Medicine

  • Matthew Fletcher

    College of Law

  • Kenneth Frank

    College of Education


  • Linda Greene

    College of Law


  • Brian Gulbransen

    College of Natural Science

  • Gregg Howe

    College of Natural Science

  • Xuefei Huang

    College of Natural Science

  • Eric Hunter

    College of Communication Arts and Sciences

  • Joey Huston

    College of Natural Science

  • Jerlando Jackson

    Dean, College of Education

  • Thomas Jayne

    College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

  • Jiming Jiang

    College of Natural Science

  • Deborah Johnson

    Director, Diversity Research Network and Professor

  • Russell Johnson

    Eli Broad College of Business


  • Teresa Kaye Woodruff

    Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

  • James Kirkpatrick

    College of Natural Science;
    deceased

  • Chris Klausmeier

    College of Natural Science

  • James Klausner

    College of Engineering

  • Kelly Klump

    College of Social Science

  • Elena Litchman

    College of Natural Science

  • Xiaming Liu

    College of Engineering

  • Yunhao Liu

    College of Engineering

  • Saweda Liverpool-Tasie

    College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

  • Christopher Long

    Dean of the College of Arts & Letters, Dean of the Honors College,

  • Richard Lucas

    College of Social Science


  • Laura McCabe

    College of Osteopathic Medicine


  • James McCusker

    College of Natural Science

  • Tapabrata Maiti

    College of Natural Science


  • Shannon Manning

    College of Natural Science

  • Joydeep Mitra

    College of Engineering

  • David Morgan

    College of Human Medicine

  • Amirpouyan Nejadhashemi

    College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

  • Ruth Nicole Brown

    College of Arts and Letters, Dept. of African American and African Studies

  • Thomas O'Hollaran

    College of Human Medicine, and College of Natural Science

  • John Papapolymerou

    College of Engineering


  • Piotr Piecuch

    College of Natural Science



  • Hayder Radha

    College of Engineering



  • Peter Savolainen

    College of Engineering

  • Xiaobo Tan

    College of Engineering

  • Terrie Taylor

    College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Cameron Theis

    Dean of James Madison College

  • Michael Thomashow

    College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

  • Alexander Volberg

    College of Natural Science

  • Guowei Wei

    College of Natural Science

  • Yimin Xiao

    College of Natural Science