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. Charles Bennett
SmartState Endowed Chair for Medication Safety Efficacy
Dr. Theodore Besmann
SmartState Endowed Chair in General Atomics for the Development of Transformational Nuclear Tehnologies
Dr. John Brooks
SmartState Endowed Chair for Effectiveness Research in Orthopedics (previously called the Chair for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Sciences)
Dr. Daniel Cacuci
SmartState Endowed Chair for Nuclear Science and Energy
Dr. Laura B. Cardinal
SmartState Endowed Chair in Innovation + Commercialization
Dr. Cynthia Corbett
SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Effectiveness Research/Chronic Care Management
Dr. Wolfgang Dahmen
SmartState Endowed Chair in Data Analysis, Simulation, Imaging and Visualization
Dr. Julius Fridriksson
SmartState Endowed Chair for SmartBRAIN™ (Supporting Mobility, Activity, Rehabilitation, Transportation/Technology)
Dr. Kevin Huang
SmartState Endowed Chair for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Dr. Rongying Jin
SmartState Endowed Chair for Experimental Nanoscale Physics
Dr. Jochen Lauterbach
SmartState Endowed Chair for Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity
Dr. Jamie Lead
SmartState Endowed Chair for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk
Dr. Sue Levkoff
SmartState Endowed Chair for SmartHOME (Supporting Mobility, Activity, Rehabilitation, Transportation/Technology)
Dr. Xiaoming Li
SmartState Endowed Chair for Healthcare Quality
Dr. Martin Morad
SmartState Endowed Chair for Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Mitzi Nagarkatti
Smartstate Endowed Chair for Cancer Drug Discovery
Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray
SmartState Endowed Chair for Tourism Management and Economic Development
Dr. John Regalbuto
SmartState Endowed Chair for Catalysis for Renewable Fuels
Dr. Igor Roninson
SmartState Endowed Chair for Translational Cancer Therapeutics
Dr. Christopher Rorden
SmartState Endowed Chair for Brain Imaging
Dr. Souvik Sen
SmartState Endowed Chair for Clinical Stroke Research
Dr. Jeffery Twiss
SmartState Endowed Chair for Childhood Neurotherapeutics
Dr. Delia West
SmartState Endowed Chair for the Technology Center to Promote Healthy Lifestyles