Barraclough, Cao, and Herzon appointed to endowed chairs

Three Yale faculty members — Laura Barraclough, Hui Cao, and Seth Herzon — were appointed to endowed professorships.

Barraclough, designated as the Sarai K. Ribicoff Associate Professor of American Studies, teaches and conducts research on American cities, race, class, and immigration. Read Barraclough’s announcement.

Hui Cao, named as the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Applied Physics, focuses her research on mesoscopic physics and nanophotonics. Read Cao’s announcement.

Seth B. Herzon, appointed as the Milton Harris ’29 Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, is a synthetic organic chemist. Read Herzon’s announcement.