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Mark Kuzyk Promoted to Regents Professor
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Mark G. Kuzyk
Mark G. Kuzyk of the Physics and Astronomy Department has been promoted to the rank of Regents Professor by Washington State University. The promotion honors the highest level of international distinction in the discipline that raises university standards through teaching, scholarship and public service.
Kuzyk will receive recognition for his achievement along with the other four recipients at the Celebrating Excellence banquet on March 27, part of the annual Showcase celebrations.
Kuzyk joined the faculty at WSU in 1990 and currently is the Boeing Distinguished Professor of Physics. His work has been continuously funded for more than 18 years by agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Defense. He is a distinguished member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
His research is in the area of nonlinear optical studies. His lab has unique facilities to make single mode polymer optical fibers and his theoretical work on the fundamental theoretical limit is driving new research around the world.
For more information on his research, please see his website at:
http://www.physics.wsu.edu/Research/kuzyk/nlo.htm