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George Mason College of the University of Virginia, 1964

GMU campus, Google Earth 2007. George Mason University, 2007. In 1965 a small band of rebels left George Mason Junior College which later split from the University of Virginia to form George Mason University. The department began

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George Mason College of the University of Virginia, 1964

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  1. GMU campus, Google Earth 2007 George Mason University, 2007 In 1965 a small band of rebels left George Mason Junior College which later split from the University of Virginia to form George Mason University. The department began whenEugenie Mielczarek joined George Mason College on a full-time basis in 1965, to become the first woman so appointed to a tenure track position in the Northeast. Two years later, Eugenie hired Dimitris Papaconstantopolous, who later became the Department’s third chair. Dimiris was preceded in the chair position by Bill Johnston who passed away in 1999. In 1977 Bob Ehrlich then joined the department as its 4th chair. At that time the department of physics Included all of engineering, which was then only a two-year program, which split off from Physics when the first engineering degree program was approved. After Bob stepped down as department chair after serving 12 years, Menas Kafatos stepped in to chair the department for several years before creating SCS. Joe Lieb then proceeded to lead the department between 1990 and 1994. After Joe, Maria Dworzecka became chair until 2007, when Bob Ehrlich again took the helm. 40 yrs of physics at GMU 1966-2007 George Mason College of the University of Virginia, 1964

  2. Some interesting snippets from early GMU brochures and catalogs “Women are not admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences as candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts as pre-professional students or as special students. They may, however, be admitted as candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Bachelor of Science in Physics if they are at least twenty years of age and have completed in an accredited college at least two years (sixty semester-hours) of academic work with satisfactory grades.” 1960-1961 brochure on George Mason College “The Admissions Office considers each applicant individually, using the following criteria: Evidence of academic achievement and promise, with acceptable facility in the use of the English language and understanding the fundamental mathematical processes. Evidence of good character and acceptable social habits.” 1971-72 George Mason College Catalog, p. 21.

  3. 1967

  4. 35 years & they give me a pewter mug & not a gold watch! Jeannie Mielczarek, on the occasion of her 35th year of service (1999)

  5. Actually, the concept of “extra credit” had not yet been invented in 1967 As an extra credit question on the next exam, I will ask you to spell my name Dimitris Papaconstantopolous, 1967

  6. Faculty Circa 1976 Surrounding Eugenie Mielczarek, the 3 central people are Flinn, Ceperley and Meshkov -- Clockwise from upper left: Papaconstantopolous, Johnston*, Black, Kafatos, Pedroni, Lankford, Keramides, Leiter, and Lieb *deceased

  7. Standing: Lieb, Ellsworth, Gurfein, Kruppa, Johnston, Flinn, Black, Mielczarek, Hannigan, Kowalski, Evans Sitting: Dworzecka, Ehrlich, Kafatos Physics Department, 1983

  8. From left: Lieb, Kowalski, Ellsworth, Mielczarek, Dworzecka, Evans, Ehrlich, Kafatos 1986

  9. GMU Herschel Observatory, located off Braddock Rd, Circa 1975

  10. I hope they like their burgers rare! Bill Lankford 2005 With his CASEP group Bill Lankford, circa 1975, Supervised telescope construction by students

  11. One amazing student project

  12. …no wait, It’s daytime. Could that be a black hole? . Menas Kafatos looking through telescope, circa 1975

  13. New observatory, 2007

  14. Leonid Ozernoy, 1939 -2002

  15. Physics & Astronomy today

  16. Harold Geller, Observatory Director, joined faculty in 1992 Merav Opher and grad student Rebecca Evans.

  17. Amazing – we still all talk to each other! Five living department chairs of Physics & Astronomy, 2007 EM: 1965-1968, WJ: 1968-1970, DC: 1970-77, RE: 1977-1989, MK: 1989-91, JL: 1991-1999, MD: 1999-2006, RE:2006-

  18. Yakir Aharonov joined in 2006 Karen Sauer joined in 2004 Anna Wyczalkowski joined in 2001 Shobita Satyapal joined in 2001

  19. Ernie Barreto joined in 2000 John Evans and Peter Ceperley at the celebration of their retirement, 2007 Bob Meier joined GMU in 2003 Paul So joined in 1998

  20. joined in 1980 Amin Jazaeri receiving a fake diploma from Dr. Menas Kafatos, his thesis advisor, at a celebration following the receipt of his real PhD, 2007. Amin joined in 2001 Jessica Rosenberg, joined in 2007 Merav Opher joined in 2005

  21. Indu Satija joined in 1987 Art Poland joined in 2005 Mike Summers joined GMU in 1991 Yuri Mishin joined in 2000

  22. Becky Ericson in 2005 joined in 1992

  23. Joe Weingartner joined in 2003 Phil Rubin joined in 2003 Robert Oerter joined in 1997 joined in 1997 Brian O’Haoloran joined in 2007

  24. Karen Sauer, and her two co-recipients of the first (2007) George Mason Emerging Researcher, Scholar and Creator Awards.

  25. Mike Summers at the reception following his receiving the COS “Celebration of Scholarship award” for 2007

  26. Rachel Dudik defending her Ph D. thesis, Nov 2007

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