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Mya Breitbart, “virus hunter” at the CMS, named Distinguished University Professor
Mya Breitbart, a biological oceanography professor at the USF College of Marine Science (CMS), published a landmark paper in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS) about a new sequencing technique called viral metagenomics. The method eventually formed the backbone of Breitbart’s impressive research portfolio, and it’s a big part of the reason she has earned so many accolades, most recently, Distinguished University Professor (DUP) at USF.
October 10, 2022Honors and Awards, Research
USF Research Park receives international award
The University of South Florida Research Park has been named the 2022 Outstanding Research Park by the Association of University Research Parks — an international nonprofit organization that represents research parks and innovation districts.
September 23, 2022Honors and Awards, Research
Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an AGU Fellow
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Robert H. Weisberg was elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow. Professor Weisberg was selected for his pioneering observational and theoretical work explaining tropical and coastal ocean phenomena of interdisciplinary and societal importance.
September 19, 2022Honors and Awards
Twenty-six USF faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
USF’s faculty continue to make big discoveries and important contributions with outstanding research achievements.
August 26, 2022Honors and Awards, Research
NASA TechLeap Winners Advance Technology to Aid Lunar Landings
The USF Institute of Applied Engineering is one of three winners in the NASA TechLeap Prize competition. Winners are awarded an initial $200,000 prize to help mature their technology, with the opportunity for each to win up to a total of $650,000 in prizes as well as a suborbital flight test on a commercial rocket-powered landing vehicle.
July 21, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation, Research
Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida Announces Selection of 15 New Members for 2022
Dr. Mya Breitbart, a professor and microbiologist at the USF College of Marine Science, is among 15 prominent scholars from throughout the state of Florida who were selected for membership to the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL).
May 23, 2022Honors and Awards
College of Arts and Sciences Professor Jay Hopler Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
Hopler is USF Professor of English and an Award-winning Poet
April 20, 2022Honors and Awards
Natasha Jonoska is First USF Faculty Member Selected as a Simons Fellow
A distinguished university professor of mathematics, Dr. Jonoska is among just over three dozen scholars nationwide selected for the 2022 Simons Fellows in Mathematics program. This distinguished fellowship allows researchers to devote up to a year to focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary for significant advances.
March 17, 2022Honors and Awards
Four St. Petersburg professors rate among top two percent of researchers worldwide
A recent study ranked four University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus faculty members among the world’s best. Hossam Arshour, Barnali Dixon, James McHale and Joan Reid were recognized among a global database of over 100,000 researchers across all fields of study.
March 7, 2022Honors and Awards, Research
USF leads the nation with six faculty elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors
Faculty from the College of Engineering, Morsani College of Medicine and College of The Arts are the new honorees from USF.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards
The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 7th Annual Induction Ceremony and Gala
Florida USF alum Israel Morejon (2020), Dr. Jean-François Rossignol (2020), and Dr. Norma Alcantar (2021) were inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation
Morsani College of Medicine Faculty Members Elected To NAI’s New Senior Members Class
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named two USF Health Morsani College of Medicine faculty members — Loree Heller, PhD, and Juan Sanchez-Ramos, PhD, MD — to its new class of Senior Members.
February 11, 2022Honors and Awards, Innovation
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