The Distinguished Professor title is a campus-level distinction and is reserved for Above Scale senate faculty who have achieved the highest levels of scholarship over the course of their careers. Distinguished Professors will typically have earned national and international level distinctions and honors of the highest level.
Senate faculty who hold a title of distinction can describe their affiliations and/or disciplines in a format such as: Distinguished Professor, Department of X.
Hoda Anton-Culver
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Epidemiology
School of Medicine
Diran Apelian
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
V. Ara Apkarian
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Kyriacos Athanasiou
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Satya N. Atluri
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
John C. Avise
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Pierre Baldi
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Bren School of ICS
Tallie Z. Baram
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Alan Barbour
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Dept. of Medicine
School of Medicine
Christopher Barty
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
School of Physical Sciences
Frank D. Bean
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Sociology
School of Social Sciences
Ermanno Bencivenga
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Philosophy
School of Humanities
Donald R. Blake
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Andrew Borovik
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Philip Bromiley
Distinguished Professor
Paul Merage School of Business
Jan Brueckner
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Economics
School of Social Sciences
William E. Bunney
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
School of Medicine
Kieron Burke
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Michael D. Cahalan
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics
School of Medicine
Diane Campbell
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Michael Carey
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Bren School of ICS
Ronald Carlson
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of English
School of Humanities
Cameron Carter
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
School of Medicine
Leo Chavez
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Anthropology
School of Social Sciences
Chuansheng Chen
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Psychological Science
School of Social Ecology
Jerome Christensen
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of English
School of Humanities
Olivier Civelli
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Pharmacology
School of Medicine
Ralph Clayman
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Urology
School of Medicine
Dan Cooper
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Robert Corn
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Carl Cotman
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Neurology
School of Medicine
Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior
School of Biological Sciences
Imran Currim
Distinguished Professor
Paul Merage School of Business
Rina Dechter
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Sciences
Donald Bren School of ICS
Luis De La Maza
Distinguished Professor
Department of Pathology
School of Medicine
Joseph Dimento
Distinguished Professor
School of Law
Barbara A. Dosher
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Cognitive Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Michael V. Drake
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Ophthalmology
School of Medicine
Ellen Druffel
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Earth System Science
School of Physical Sciences
Greg J. Duncan
Distinguished Professor
School of Education
Nikil Dutt
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Bren School of ICS
Jacquelynne Sue Eccles
Distinguished Professor
School of Education
Said E. Elghobashi
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
David Eppstein
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Bren School of ICS
Gregory Evans
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Plastic Surgery
School of Medicine
William J. Evans
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
George Farkas
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
School of Education
Howard Federoff
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Neurology
School of Medicine
Martha Feldman
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Urban Planning & Public Policy
School of Social Ecology
Jonathan Lee Feng
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
School of Physical Sciences
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Zachary Fisk
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
School of Physical Sciences
Matthew Foreman
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Mathematics
School of Physical Sciences
Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Steven Frank
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Michael Franz
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Bren School of ICS
Christine Gall
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Anatomy & Neurobiology
School of Medicine
Bryant Garth
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
School of Law
Jean-Luc Gaudiot
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Brandon Gaut
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Tryphon Georgiou
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Margaret Gilbert
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Philosophy
School of Humanities
Charles Glabe
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
School of Biological Science
David Goldberg
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Comparative Literature
School of Humanities
Steven Goldstein
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics
School of Medicine
Michael Goodrich
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Sciences
Donald Bren School of ICS
Sergei Grando
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Dermatology
School of Medicine
Enrico Gratton
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Sheldon Greenfield
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Medicine
School of Medicine
Bernard Grofman
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Political Science
School of Social Sciences
Stephen Hanessian
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Health Sciences
Jutta Heckhausen
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Psychological Science
School of Social Ecology
William W. Heidbrink
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
School of Physical Sciences
John C. Hemminger
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Carrie Hempel
Distinguished Professor of Teaching
School of Law
Gregory Hickok
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Language Science
Dept. of Cognitive Sciences
School of Social Sciences
David Hirshleifer
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Paul Merage School of Business
Wilson Ho
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
School of Physical Sciences
Ramesh Jain
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Computer Sciences
Donald Bren School of ICS
Anthony James
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
School of Medicine
Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
School of Biological Science
Valerie Jenness
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Criminology, Law & Society
School of Social Ecology
Zeev Kain
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Anesthesiology
School of Medicine
Pramod Khargonekar
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Abel Klein
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Mathematics
School of Physical Sciences
Judith Kroll
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Language Science
School of Social Science
Arthur Lander
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Developmental & Cell Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Andrew Lankford
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
School of Physical Sciences
Albert La Spada
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Pathology
School of Medicine
Enrique Lavernia
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Ellis Levin
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Medicine
School of Medicine
Elizabeth Loftus
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Psychological Science
Dept. of Criminology, Law & Society
School of Social Ecology
John Lowengrub
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Mathematics
School of Physical Sciences
Lar Lubovitch
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Dance
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Julia Lupton
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of English
School of Humanities
Gary Lynch
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
School of Medicine
Penelope Maddy
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Logic & Philosophy of Science
School of Social Sciences
Marc Madou
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Catherine Malabou
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Comparative Literature
Dept. of European Languages & Studies
School of Humanities
David B. Malament
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Logic & Philosophy of Science
School of Social Sciences
Mihai Maniutiu
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Drama
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
George Marcus
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Anthropology
School of Social Sciences
John McCarthy
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
James McGaugh
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior
School of Biological Sciences
Bruce McNaughton
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior
School of Biological Sciences
Sharad Mehrotra
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Brend School of ICS
Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Distinguished Professor
School of Law
Frank Meyskens
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Medicine
School of Medicine
John R. Miles
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of English
School of Humanities
Tyrus Miller
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Art History/Dept of English
School of Humanities
Kristen Monroe
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Political Science
School of Social Sciences
Rachel Moran
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
School of Law
Shaul Mukamel
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Gonzalo Navajas
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese
School of Humanities
J. Stuart Nelson
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Surgery
School of Medicine
David Neumark
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Economics
School of Social Sciences
Alexandru Nicolau
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Sciences
Donald Bren School of ICS
Qing Nie
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Mathematics/Dept. of Developmental & Cell Biology
School of Physical Sciences
James Nowick
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Adeline Nyamathi
Distinguished Professor
Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing
Oladele Ogunseitan
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Population, Health & Disease Prevention
Program in Public Health
Larry E. Overman
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Krzysztof Palczewski
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Ophthalmology
School of Medicine
Xiaoqing Pan
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
School of Physical Sciences
Ian Parker
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior
School of Biological Sciences
Jone Pearce
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Paul Merage School of Business
Reginald Penner
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Daniele Piomelli
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Anatomy & Neurobiology
School of Medicine
Thomas Poulos
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
Michael J. Prather
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Earth System Science
School of Physical Sciences
Duncan Pritchard
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Philosophy
School of Humanities
Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of English
School of Humanities
Yvonne Rainer
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Art
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Wilfred Recker
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Bryan Reynolds
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Drama
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Eric Rignot
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Earth System Science
School of Physical Sciences
Karen S. Rook
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Psychological Science
School of Social Ecology
Michael Rose
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Karl Rubin
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Mathematics
School of Physical Sciences
Vicki Ruiz
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chicano/Latino Studies
School of Social Sciences
Dept. of History
School of Humanities
Rubén G. Rumbaut
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Sociology
School of Social Sciences
Michael Ryan
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of English
School of Humanities
Scott Rychnovsky
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Donald G. Saari
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Economics
School of Social Sciences
Hamid Said
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Medicine
Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics
School of Medicine
Eric Saltzman
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Earth System Science
School of Physical Sciences
Richard Schoen
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Mathematics
School of Physical Sciences
Julie Schoenung
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Gabriele Schwab
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Comparative Literature
School of Humanities
Bert L. Semler
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
School of Medicine
Kenneth J. Shea
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Terrence Shevlin
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Paul Merage School of Business
Roxane C. Silver
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Psychological Science
School of Social Ecology
Alice Silverberg
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Mathematics
School of Physical Sciences
William Sirignano
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Brian Skyrms
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Logic & Philosophy of Science
School of Social Sciences
David W. Smith
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Philosophy
School of Humanities
Patrick Smyth
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Bren School of ICS
David A. Snow
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Sociology
School of Social Sciences
Etel Solingen
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Political Science
School of Social Sciences
Robert Solomon
Distinguished Professor of Teaching
School of Law
Soroosh Sorooshian
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
George Sperling
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Cognitive Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Eric J. Stanbridge
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
School of Medicine
Oswald Steward
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior
School of Biological Sciences
Lee Swindlehurst
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Edward Telles
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Sociology
School of Social Sciences
Andrea Tenner
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
Julian Thayer
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Psychological Science
School of Social Ecology
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Comparative Literature
Dept. of English
School of Humanities
Douglas Tobias
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Grace Tonner
Distinguished Professor of Teaching
School of Law
Steven C. Topik
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of History
School of Humanities
Judith Treas
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept .of Sociology
School of Social Sciences
Chen Tsai
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Gene Tsudik
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Bren School of ICS
Vijay Vazirani
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Computer Science
Donald Bren School of ICS
Steven R. White
Distinguished Professor
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
School of Physical Sciences
H. Kumar Wickramasinghe
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Samuel Wilson
Distinguished Professor – Emeritus
Dept. of Surgery
School of Medicine