Flood is currently an associate professor of chemistry at IU.
The Waterman Professorship was first started in 1915 when Dana Waterman donated a large gift from his estate to support scientific research, according to a University press release.
The first Waterman professor was awarded to Arthur L. Foley, a physics professor at IU, in 1917.
Richard Shiffrin, a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, currently holds the Waterman Professorship, a new professorship based on the Waterman endowment that was established specifically for scientists early in their career.
The Waterman endowment is connected to various disciplines including mathematics, zoology, geology and botany.
“Professor Flood has an outstanding research record as well as international recognition for his work,” Interim Vice Provost for Research Rick Van Kooten said in the release. “I have no doubt that he will put his time as a Luther Dana Waterman Professor to excellent use as he builds collaborations to explore new areas of research.”
Flood’s research focuses on supramolecular chemistry and has studied cyclic and symmetrical molecules. His research team’s molecules are able to bind with negatively charged anions, which could have environmental and medical applications.
“I am deeply honored to receive the Waterman Professorship because it recognizes the activities of my entire group,” Flood said. “The research we conduct is the result of collaboration between graduate students, postdoctoral co-workers and myself. I am also appreciative because it allows me to actively explore new research directions concerning the role of chloride in human biology with partners here on the Bloomington campus.”
Alison Graham
