45 Faculty Members Promoted in UMD’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
The University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) announced the promotions of 21 tenured/tenure-track faculty members, 11 instructional faculty members and 12 research faculty members in summer 2026. An additional faculty member was named Distinguished University Professor—the highest academic honor bestowed by the university.
Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Members
Named Distinguished University Professor:
- Sumant Nigam, atmospheric and oceanic science
Promoted to Professor:
- Alberto Belloni, physics
- Abhinav Bhatele, computer science
- Marine Carpuat, computer science
- Michelle Mazurek, computer science
- Robert Patro, computer science
- Haizhao Yang, mathematics
Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure:
- Emily Bruns, biology
- Benedikt Diemer, astronomy
- Manuel Franco Sevilla, physics
- Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe, cell biology and molecular genetics
- Brantley Hall, cell biology and molecular genetics
- Alicia Kollar, physics
- Leonidas Lampropoulos, computer science
- Jinwoo Lee, chemistry and biochemistry
- Zhicheng Liu, computer science
- Christopher Metzler, computer science
- Huy Nguyen, mathematics
- Huaishu Peng, computer science
- Rachel Rudinger, computer science
- Jacob Wenegrat, atmospheric and oceanic science
- Boyu Zhang, mathematics
Instructional Faculty Members
Promoted to Principal Lecturer:
- Steven Chadwick, mathematics
- Monique Koppel, chemistry and biochemistry
- Leo Shapiro, entomology
- Mohammad Teli, computer science
- Allan Yashinski, mathematics
Promoted to Senior Lecturer:
- James Conway, mathematics
- Stevens Miller, computer science
- Amanda Schech, chemistry and biochemistry
- Anna Szczekutowicz, mathematics
- Natalia Tchetcherina, mathematics
Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor
- Alexandra Jones, atmospheric and oceanic science
Research Faculty Members
Promoted to Research Scientist:
- Alexander Kashlinsky, astronomy
- Zaizhong Ma, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
- Seunghyun Son, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
- Likun Wang, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
Promoted to Principal Faculty Specialist:
- Barbara Brawn, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and Institute for Health Computing
- Sara Mitchell, astronomy
Promoted to Senior Faculty Specialist:
- David Leskauskas, astronomy
Promoted to Associate Research Scientist:
- Stefano Bertone, astronomy
- Xiyuan Lu, physics
- Tyler Pritchard, astronomy
- Kasra Sardashti, physics
- Zorawar Wadiasingh, astronomy
