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Regents Professors

Established in 1965, the Regents Professorship is the University's highest recognition for faculty excellence. The award honors faculty whose especially distinguished accomplishments in teaching and scholarship or creative work have contributed uniquely to the University and to the public good.

Allen Goldman Physics 2008
Frank Bates Chemical engineering and materials science 2007
Donald Truhlar Chemistry 2006
Lanny Schmidt Chemical engineering and materials science 2002
H. Ted Davis Chemical engineering and materials science 1997
Richard Goldstein Mechanical engineering 1990

Regents Professors Emeriti and Former Regents Professors

Avner Friedman** Mathematics 1996
Benjamin Y.H. Liu Mechanical engineering 1993
L.E. “Skip” Scriven † Chemical engineering and materials science 1989
Paul Gassman † Chemistry 1988
Bryce Crawford Chemistry 1983
Lawrence Markus Mathematics 1980
Rutherford Aris † Chemical engineering and materials science 1974
Edward Ney † Astronomy 1974
Herbert Wright Geology 1974
James Serrin Mathematics 1968
Neal Amundson** Chemical engineering and materials science 1967
Ernst Eckert † Mechanical Engineering 1966
Alfred O.C. Nier † Physics 1966


** no longer at the University of Minnesota
† deceased