Kenneth A. Jackson

Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences

Contact Information

  • Telephone:
    520- 621-6070 
  • Email:
    kaj@aml.arizona.edu
  • Mailing Address:
    Mines Building, Room 135 
    P.O. Box 210012, The University of Arizona 
    Tucson, Arizona 85721-0021 USA

 

 Photo: Professor Kenneth Jackson

Education

  • PhD,Harvard University
  • MASc, University of Toronto
  • BASc, University of Toronto

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Optical Sciences, Professor Emeritus, 2004-present; Professor, 1989-2004
  • AT&T Bell Laboratories: Department Head, 1967-1989; Member of Technical Staff, 1962-1967
  • Harvard University, Department of Applied Physics, Assistant Professor, 1958-1962; Postdoctoral Fellow, 1956-1958

Awards and Honors

  • The Metallurgical Society, Fellow
  • The Physical Society, Fellow
  • The American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow
    National Academy of Engineering, Member
  • AIME, Matthewson Gold Medal
  • Welch Foundation Lecturer
  • Wulff Lecturer
  • Chinese University Development Project Lecturer
  • American Association for Crystal Growth, Crystal Growth Award
  • International organization for Crystal Growth, Frank Prize

Research

  • Optical coatings
  • Electronic packaging materials
  • Thin film growth and characterization
  • Crystallization kinetics
  • Ion beam processes