Marc Kastner

Born: November 20, 1945 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Education

1967: BS, University of Chicago
1969: MS, University of Chicago
1973: PhD, University of Chicago (Physics)

Major Positions

1972–1973: Harvard University, Research Fellow, Division of Engineering and Applied Physics
1973–1989: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics
1989–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Donner Professor of Science
2007–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dean, School of Science

Other Positions

1983–1987: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Head, Division of Atomic, Condensed Matter and Plasma Physics, Department of Physics
1989–1992: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Director, Consortium Superconducting Electronics
1993–1998: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Director, Center for Materials Science and Engineering
1998–2007: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Head, Department of Physics

Selected Awards and Honors

2000: American Physical Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
2008: National Academy of Sciences, Member

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