Awarded very selectively by the President based on multi-disciplinary interests and significant accomplishments in several disciplines.
Current University Professors
Leo B. Braudy
University Professor, Professor of English and History, and holder of the Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature
Thomas Buchanan
University Professor, Professor of Medicine, and holder of the Bernard J. Hanley Chair in Medicine
Manuel Castells
University Professor, Professor of Communication, Sociology, Public Policy, and International Relations, and holder of the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society
Yang Chai
University Professor, George and MaryLou Boone Professor of Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Geoffrey Cowan
University Professor, Professor of Communication, and holder of the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership
Eileen Crimmins
University Professor, Professor of Gerontology, and holder of the AARP Chair in Gerontology
Antonio Damasio
University Professor, Professor of Psychology and Neurology, and holder of the David Dornsife Chair
Hanna Damasio
University Professor, Professor of Psychology and Neurology, and holder of the Dana Dornsife Chair
Lee Epstein
University Professor, Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Distinguished Professor of Law
Caleb Finch
University Professor, Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Anthropology, and Psychology, and holder of the ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging
Shaun Harper
University Professor, Provost Professor of Management and Organization, and holder of the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership
Mark S. Humayun
University Professor, Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering, and Cell and Neurobiology, and holder of the Cornelius J. Pings Chair in Biomedical Sciences
Thomas H. Jordan
University Professor, Professor of Earth Sciences, and holder of the W. M. Keck Foundation Chair in Geological Sciences
Steve Kay
University Professor, Provost Professor of Neurology, Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences, Director of Convergent Bioscience
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University Professor, Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, and Comparative Literature and East Asian Languages and Cultures, and holder of the T.C. Wang Family Endowed Chair in Cinematic Arts
Azad Madni
University Professor, Professor of Astronautics, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and Education
Andrew P. McMahon
University Professor, W.M. Keck Provost Professor, and Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Biological Sciences
Shrikanth Narayanan
University Professor, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science; Professor of Linguistics, Psychology and Neuroscience; Professor of Pediatrics, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; and Niki and C. L. Max Nikias Chair in Engineering
Viet Thanh Nguyen
University Professor, Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity and holder of the Aerol Arnold Chair Chair in English
Hanna Reisler
University Professor, Professor of Chemistry, and holder of the Lloyd Armstrong Jr. Chair in Science and Engineering
Jean C. Shih
University Professor, Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and holder of the Boyd P. and Elsie D. Welin Chair in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
Jacob Soll
University Professor, Professor of History and Accounting
David St. John
University Professor, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Larry W. Swanson
University Professor, Professor of Biological Sciences, Psychology, and Neurology, and holder of the Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Chair in Biological Sciences
Shanghua Teng
University Professor, Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, and holder of the Seeley G. Mudd Professorship of Engineering
Mark E. Thompson
University Professor, Professor of Chemistry, and holder of the Ray R. Irani, Chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Chair in Chemistry
Berislav Zlokovic
University Professor, Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience, and holder of the Mary Hayley and Selim Zilkha Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Emeritus University Professors
Michael A. Arbib
University Professor Emeritus, Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neuroscience and Psychology
Lloyd Armstrong, Jr.
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Education
George A. Bekey
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Estela Mara Bensimon
University Professor Emerita, Professor Emerita of Educational Equity
Alexander Capron
University Professor Emeritus, Scott H. Bice Chair Emeritus in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, and Professor Emeritus of Law and Medicine
Marshall Cohen
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Law
Richard A. Easterlin
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Economics
Marsha Kinder
University Professor Emerita, Professor Emerita of Critical Studies
Malcolm C. Pike
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Preventive Medicine
John Brooks Slaughter
University Professor Emeritus, Professor of Education and Computer Engineering
William G. Tierney
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Education
Michael S. Waterman
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Science
Former University Professors
Warren Bennis
University Professor, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, and Professor of Management and Organization and Finance and Business Economics
Solomon Golomb
University Professor, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, and holder of the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Chair in Communications
Robert W. Hellwarth
University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy
Daniel Lewis
University Professor, Professor of Music
John Orr
University Professor, Professor of Religion
Charles Ritcheson
Colin Rhys Lovell University Professor Emeritus of History
Steven Sample
University Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and President Emeritus
Kevin Starr
University Professor, Professor of History and Public Policy
James Strnad
University Professor, Professor of Law
Richard Thompson
University Professor Emeritus and William M. Keck Chair Emeritus in Psychology and Biological Sciences
Stephen Toulmin
University Professor and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, International Relations and Religion
C.S. Whitaker
University Professor, Professor Emeritus of International Relations and Political Science