2026 College of Science faculty promotions and retirements

Author: Samantha Keller

A pink and white tree flowers near the Golden Dome on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. (Photo by Michael Caterina/University of Notre Dame)

Congratulations to College of Science faculty who have earned promotions in 2026 in recognition of their outstanding teaching, research, and service, as well as those who have been granted emeritus status.

To Professor: 
Maxime Brodeur, Physics and Astronomy
Stefano Castruccio, Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Xin Lu, Biological Sciences
Anna Simon-Robertson, Physics and Astronomy

To Associate Professor with Tenure:
Matthew M. Champion, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Guosheng Fu, Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Nick Salter, Mathematics
Felipe H. Santiago-Tirado, Biological Sciences
Katharine A. White, Chemistry & Biochemistry

To Professor of the Practice:
Andrei Jorza, Mathematics

To Associate Teaching Professor:
Diane A. Lane, Biological Sciences
Brian Mulholland, Mathematics
Kathryn Burton Mulholland, Mathematics

To Associate Research Professor:
Reza Goldouzian, Physics and Astronomy

To Emerita or Emeritus:
Samuel R. Evens, Mathematics
Juan C. Migliore, Mathematics
Marta Toth, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Sergei Vakulenko, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Steven Wietstock, Chemistry & Biochemistry

View all of the 2026 University faculty promotions.