 Anthony M.
Johnson
Distinguished
Professor/Chairperson
Department of Physics
New Jersey Institute of
Technology
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 B.S. -- Physics;
Polytechnic University
PhD -- Physics;
City College of the City University of New York |
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Distinguished
Professor and Chairperson |
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"I have the daunting
challenge of chairing the Physics Department, teaching,
conducting research in the field of ultrafast optical phenomena,
professional society activity, and managing the 1300 Optics
Letters manuscript submissions I receive per year and
Editor-in-Chief." |
"As a junior at PINY,
a professor encouraged me to apply to a new summer program at Bell
Laboratories -- the Summer Research Program for Minorities and Women. It
was a pivotal point in my career; I had never even heard of Bell Labs,
prior to this. During that summer, I performed laser experiments that
marked the beginning of the field of picosecond optoelectronics and I
published my first technical paper in a peer reviewed journal. My advisor
became a mentor and colleague throughout my life. I conducted my Ph. D.
thesis research at Bell Labs. When I received my Ph. D. in physics in
1981, I was one of four African-Americans to receive a doctorate in
physics that year in the U.S. That summer experience at Bell Labs was the
critical event in my career. Before that summer, I had a minimal interest
in optics and lasers. Now it is my chosen career and profession!"
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