Dr. Brian Benicewicz
SmartState Endowed Chair for Polymer Nanocomposites
USC's SmartState Endowed Chairs have come to South Carolina to make a difference in economic development, entrepreneurship, education and our quality of life. They conduct research, leading teams of junior faculty members, research faculty and graduate students, and even serve as entrepreneurs, educators and mentors, wearing many hats as they create and promote unique contributions to South Carolina's economy and well-being.
SmartState Endowed Chairs at the University of South Carolina
Dr. Theodore Besmann
SmartState Endowed Chair in Energy and Nuclear Security, General Atomics Center for the Development of Transformational Nuclear Technology
Dr. John Brooks
SmartState Endowed Chair for Effectiveness Research in Orthopedics, Center for Effectiveness Research in Orthopedics (CERO)
Dr. Daniel Cacuci
SmartState Endowed Chair Endowed Chair in Nuclear Power and Advanced Materials, Nuclear Science and Energy Center
Dr. Laura B. Cardinal
SmartState Endowed Chair in Innovation + Commercialization, Center for Innovation + Commercialization
Dr. Cynthia Corbett
SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Effectiveness Research/Chronic Care Management, Center for Advancing Chronic Care Outcomes through Research and Innovation (ACORN)
Dr. Julius Fridriksson
SmartState Endowed Chair of Memory and Brain Function (SmartBRAIN®) (Supporting Mobility, Activity, Rehabilitation, Transportation/Technology), SENIORSmart® Center
Dr. Kevin Huang
SmartState Endowed Chair for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Center
Dr. Rongying Jin
SmartState Endowed Chair for Experimental Nanoscale Physics, Experimental Nanoscale Physics Center
Dr. Jochen Lauterbach
SmartState Endowed Chair for Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity, Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity (SAGE) Center
Dr. Jamie Lead
SmartState Endowed Chair for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk, Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk (CENR)
Dr. Sue Levkoff
SmartState Endowed Chair in Community and Social Support (SmartHOME®), SENIORSmart® Center
Dr. Xiaoming Li
SmartState Endowed Chair for Clinical Translational Research, Center for Healthcare Quality
Dr. Martin Morad
SmartState Endowed Chair for Regenerative Medicine, Regenerative Medicine Center
Dr. Mitzi Nagarkatti
Smartstate Endowed Chair for Cancer Drug Discovery, Cancer Drug Discovery Center
Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray
SmartState Endowed Chair for Tourism Management and Economic Development, Richardson Family SmartState Center in Tourism and Economic Development
Dr. John Regalbuto
SmartState Endowed Chair in Renewable Fuels, Center for Catalysis for Renewable Fuels
Dr. Igor Roninson
SmartState Endowed Chair for Translational Cancer Therapeutics, Center for Translational Cancer Therapeutics
Dr. Christopher Rorden
SmartState Endowed Chair for Neuroimaging, Brain Imaging Center
Dr. Souvik Sen
SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Neurology, Center for Clinical Stroke Research
Dr. Jeffery Twiss
SmartState Endowed Chair for Child and Adolescent Neurochemistry, Childhood Neurotherapeutics Center
Dr. Delia West
SmartState Endowed Chair of Technology Application for Health Behavior Change, Technology Center to Promote Healthy Lifestyles