Office of Academic Affairs

Endowed Faculty: Office of Academic Affairs

ENGIE-Axium Endowed Chair
Cynthia Carnes, PharmD, PhD
Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology
Ohio State Energy Partners
Donor
The ENGIE-Axium Endowed Chair was established June 8, 2018 with the academic collaboration funds provided by Ohio State Energy Partners. The income is used to provide funding for a chair that will enhance Ohio State's competitive position.

ENGIE-Axium Endowed Dean's Chair
Mary Stromberger, PhD
Graduate School
Ohio State Energy Partners
Donor
The ENGIE-Axium Endowed Dean's Chair was established June 8, 2018 with the academic collaboration funds provided by Ohio State Energy Partners. The income is used to support the ENGIE-Axium Dean of the Graduate School.

ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship
Ian Howat, PhD
School of Earth Sciences
Ohio State Energy Partners
Donor
The ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship was established June 8, 2018 with the academic collaboration funds provided by Ohio State Energy Partners. The income is used to provide a professorship position that will enhance Ohio State's competitive position.

ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship
Trevon Logan, PhD
Economics
Ohio State Energy Partners
Donor
The ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship was established June 8, 2018 with the academic collaboration funds provided by Ohio State Energy Partners. The income is used to provide funding for a chair that will enhance Ohio State's competitive position. The provost or designee shall determine if the fund supports a chair or two professorships.

ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship
Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, PhD
Physics
Ohio State Energy Partners
Donor
The ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship was established June 8, 2018 with the academic collaboration funds provided by Ohio State Energy Partners. The income is used to provide funding for a chair that will enhance Ohio State's competitive position. The provost or designee shall determine if the fund supports a chair or two professorships.

ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship
Ange-Marie Hancock
Kirwan Institute
Ohio State Energy Partners
Donor
The ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship was established June 8, 2018 with the academic collaboration funds provided by Ohio State Energy Partners. The income is used to provide a professorship position that will enhance Ohio State's competitive position.

Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professorship
Jun Liu
Biomedical Engineering
Estate of Hazel C. Youngberg
Donor
The Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professorship was established September 8, 1972 by the estate of Hazel C. Youngberg. The income supports a distinguished scholar and teacher.

John Glenn Chair for Technology and Space Exploration
Datta V. Gaitonde
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Columbus Foundation
Donor
In 2007, Ohio State received an anonymous gift of $20 million to support the exploration of outer space, which funds student fellowships and two faculty chairs named for men known for their fascination with exploration and discovery—Thomas Jefferson and John Glenn. The John Glenn Chair supports a professor to lead research on propulsion technologies for orbital payload delivery, interplanetary transport and space power systems for space travel or for moon/planetary bases.

Thomas Jefferson Chair for Discovery and Space Exploration
B. Scott Gaudi, PhD
Astronomy
The Columbus Foundation
Donor
In December 2007, Ohio State received an anonymous gift of $20 million to support the exploration of outer space, which funds student fellowships and two faculty chairs named for men known for their fascination with exploration and discovery—Thomas Jefferson and John Glenn. The Thomas Jefferson Chair supports a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences studying grand-scale space exploration, specifically work concentrating on the search for extrasolar planets with the potential to support life.