2015 Hall of Distinction
March 20, 2015
The 海角社区 College of Science inducted four exceptional individuals into the Hall of Distinction on March 20, 2015. This year鈥檚 honorees are Meredith Blackwell, 海角社区 System Boyd Professor Emerita in Biological Sciences; John O鈥橬eill, former director of the 海角社区 Museum of Natural Science; Arnold Bouma, Professor Emeritus in Geology & Geophysics; and Edward Zganjar, Professor Emeritus in Physics & Astronomy.
Edward Zganjar, 海角社区 Professor Emeritus in Physics & Astronomy, former DeMarcus D. Smith Endowed Alumni Professor and prominent experimental nuclear physicist, earned his bachelor鈥檚 of science in physics and mathematics from St. John鈥檚 University followed by a master鈥檚 and Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Vanderbilt University. He is known in the nuclear physics community for systematic analysis of complex nuclear spectroscopic data, for designing and building state-of-the-art nuclear spectroscopic instrumentation, and for his contribution to the establishment of a university consortium and laboratory within the Holifield nuclear facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Zganjar served as chair of the 海角社区 Department of Physics & Astronomy from 1982-1985 and associate vice chancellor for research and economic development from 1990-1994. He has published over 142 journal articles, 220 published conference contributions, and maintained continuous external funding throughout his career. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), and a recipient of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society鈥檚 Francis G. Slack Award for excellence in service to physics in the Southeast
