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Curators Distinguished Professor
Selection Process

Curators' Distinguished Professor and Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor are Missouri S&T's most prestigious faculty appointments. University of Missouri System policy limits the number of active Curators' Professors to no more than 10 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty, and Missouri S&T has now reached that limit. As a result, we are unable to conduct a Curators' Professor selection process during the 2026–2027 cycle. We will resume the selection process as soon as slots become available through retirements or departures.
Last Name First Name Effective Title
Curators' Distinguished Professor
Al Dahhan Muthanna 1/1/2017 Wayne & Gayle Laufer Endowed Chair in Energy; Professor of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Bai Baojun 9/1/2023 Lester R. Birbeck Chair in Petroleum Engineering; Earth Sciences & Engineering
Beetner Daryl 9/1/2025 Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bohner Martin 1/1/2014 Professor of Mathematics & Statistics 
Burken Joel 1/1/2016 Mathes Endowed Chair & Professor of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Chandrashekhara K. 1/1/2008 Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Das Sajal 9/7/2022 Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair & Professor of Computer Science
ElGawady Mohamed 9/1/2026 Professor of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Fahrenholtz William 1/1/2013 Professor of Ceramic Engineering in Materials Science & Engineering
Hilmas Gregory 1/1/2012 Professor of Ceramic Engineering in Materials Science & Engineering
Leu Ming 9/1/2024 Keith & Pat Bailey Distinguished Professor in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Liou Fuewen "Frank" 9/1/2025 Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 
Madria Sanjay 1/1/2018 Professor of Computer Science
McManus John 1/1/2015 Professor of History & Political Science
Sarangapani Jagannathan 9/1/2023 Rutledge-Emerson Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Vojta Steffen T. 1/1/2017 Professor of Physics
Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor
Bryan Eric 9/1/2026 Professor of English
Enke David 9/24/2020 Professor of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
Erickson Kelvin 1/1/2019 Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Gao Stephen 1/1/2019 Professor & Chair of Earth Sciences & Engineering
Ivliyeva Irina 9/1/2023 Professor & Chair of Arts, Languages, & Philosophy
Krueger Merilee 9/1/2024 Teaching Professor of Psychological Science
Luks Christi P. 9/1/2025 Teaching Professor of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Pernicka Henry 9/1/2021 Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 
Westenberg David 9/7/2022 Professor of Biological Sciences