{"id":1887,"date":"2015-07-21T16:17:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T23:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2019-06-12T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T20:15:17","slug":"physics-professor-named-osu-alumni-association-distinguished-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2015\/07\/physics-professor-named-osu-alumni-association-distinguished-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics professor named OSU Alumni Association Distinguished Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Physics Professor Janet Tate<\/a> has been selected by the Faculty Recognition and Awards Committee as the 2015 recipient of the\u00a0OSU Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award.\u00a0<\/em>The Award recognizes a faculty member for superior academic performance in both scholarship and teaching, professional renown in the U.S. and the world and service to the University and to the public.<\/p>\n

Tate will receive the award at an invitation-only dinner September 15 and then be recognized publicly at OSU’s annual University Day celebration September 21.<\/p>\n

A globally renowned materials physicist, Tate was recently named the first Dr. Russ and Dolores Gorman Faculty Scholar for her strong record of innovative research with practical impact. Her research focuses on the structural, transport and optical properties of transparent semiconductors and photovoltaic materials,\u00a0with the objective of improving electronic devices such as solar\u00a0cells, which\u00a0use semiconductors to maximize collection of light and the extraction of energy.<\/p>\n

“I heartily congratulate Janet on this well-deserved recognition. The College of Science is extremely proud to have a faculty of Janet’s stature and caliber in its midst. She is not only committed to excellent research, but also to education and student success at all levels,” said Sastry G. Pantula, Dean of the College of Science.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tate was one of seven international scientists and former Technical University of Munich (TUM) research alumni awarded the title of \u201cTUM Ambassador\u201d for 2014.\u00a0Tate\u2019s research\u00a0on\u00a0transparent and photovoltaic materials has been\u00a0supported by prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF)\u00a0grants. She\u00a0and her collaborators have presently been awarded grants from NSF and the\u00a0US\u00a0Department of Energy\u00a0to support their research on designing the next generation of semiconductors.<\/p>\n

Tate\u00a0was instrumental in developing Paradigms in Physics, an NSF-funded program that has been in the Department of Physics at OSU for more than 17 years. This nationally recognized, innovative curriculum approach teaches students to think like a physicist and is regarded as a standard in physics education nationwide.<\/p>\n

She currently chairs the\u00a0American Physical Society\u2019s Committee on Careers and Professional Development<\/a>, which\u00a0steers the national effort towards linking physics research with industry. Tate is\u00a0also very active in encouraging diversity in science and is leading her department\u00a0to host the national conference of undergraduate women in physics in 2016.<\/p>\n

Originally from South Africa, Tate holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and has been at OSU since 1989.<\/p>\n

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