associate professor
noun
: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor
associate professorship
noun
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Todd Sink is an associate professor and aquaculture extension specialist at Texas A&M University.
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Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 July 2026
Wen is an emergency physician and clinical associate professor at George Washington University.
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Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
David Staack, PhD, an associate professor at the university, said the hydrogen was the team’s original target, while carbon was considered a secondary product.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 July 2026
There are hundreds of sewer overflow points throughout the Allegheny, the Monongahela and the Ohio rivers, Daniel Bain, associate professor of geology and environmental science at University of Pittsburgh.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
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Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 July 2026
Wen is an emergency physician and clinical associate professor at George Washington University.
—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
David Staack, PhD, an associate professor at the university, said the hydrogen was the team’s original target, while carbon was considered a secondary product.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 July 2026
There are hundreds of sewer overflow points throughout the Allegheny, the Monongahela and the Ohio rivers, Daniel Bain, associate professor of geology and environmental science at University of Pittsburgh.
—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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