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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Zhang Wei, an associate professor at Shanghai Ocean University who led the research team, said the discovery underscores just how much biological richness the estuary holds.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Zhang Wei, an associate professor at Shanghai Ocean University who led the research team, said the discovery underscores just how much remains unknown in these waters.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
That ecological richness is exactly what drew the research team there, according to Zhang Wei, an associate professor at Shanghai Ocean University who led the study.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Along with Safdi, the Breakthrough Prize awarded New Horizons in Mathematics awards to both UC Berkeley associate professor Yunqing Tang and Stanford University associate professor Otis Chodosh.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Zhang Wei, an associate professor at Shanghai Ocean University who led the research team, said the discovery underscores just how much remains unknown in these waters.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
That ecological richness is exactly what drew the research team there, according to Zhang Wei, an associate professor at Shanghai Ocean University who led the study.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Along with Safdi, the Breakthrough Prize awarded New Horizons in Mathematics awards to both UC Berkeley associate professor Yunqing Tang and Stanford University associate professor Otis Chodosh.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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