KSU PhD Physics Alumni

An analysis of the initial positions taken up by our PhD graduates, during a ten-year survey period ending 1995, shows that
42% accepted employment as a Postdoctoral Fellow,
29% accepted employment in industry,
29% accepted employment as an Assistant or Visiting Prof or Instructor.

In addition, the Center for Nuclear Research (CNR) page includes links to all known home pages for PhD Physics alumni from the CNR.

1972 — 1994: PROFILES OF FOUR PHD PHYSICS GRADUATES

Jack M. Wilson (1972 PhD)     Full CV
Since 2004: President, Univ. of Massachusetts (five-campus system)
Previous positions:
— Distinguished Prof. & Dean of Faculty, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY;
— Prof., Univ. of Maryland;
— Executive Director, American Assoc. of Physics Teachers.

Zvi Yaniv (1982 PhD)     CV
Since 1996: President & CEO, SI Diamond Technology, Austin, Texas; President & CEO, Applied Nanotech, Inc.
Also an artist
Previously:
— Founder & CEO, Optical Imaging Systems, Michigan;
— Founder, AU Optronics, Taiwan.

Greg Crawford (1991 PhD)     Full CV
Since 2008: Dean of College of Science, Univ. of Notre Dame
Previously:
— Co-founder of two Biomedical Companies;
— Dean of Engineering, Brown Univ.;
— Prof. of Engineering & Physics, Brown Univ.;
— Further details

Yiping Shao (1994 PhD)     CV
Since 2008: Assoc Prof., Dept of Imaging Physics, Univ. of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Previously:
— Prof. at SUNY Buffalo, NY;
— Sr. Engineer, General Electric, NY;
— Co-developed the world’s first medical imaging system combining Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography

Last updated:   August 30, 2009