Milind N. Kunchur, Ph.D. Scientist & Professor University of South Carolina
Snapshot of research resume Professor Kunchur is a longtime researcher in the fields of audio and acoustics (psychophysics, auditory neurophysiology, and audio engineering pertaining to high-fidelity sound reproduction) and in quantum phenomena at low temperatures (superconductivity, localization, etc.). He has received five research honors (see below) and has given over 150 keynote and invited talks at international conferences and other venues. In addition to journals, his research is cited in encyclopedias, textbooks, and popular magazines.
Snapshot of teaching resume Professor Kunchur is active in science outreach and educational development. He has received 8 teaching honors(see below),has served as a regional president for the American Association of Physics Teachers, given keynote speeches at commencements and convocations, and conducted teaching workshops at conferences and teaching-promotion centers.
Selected Teaching Honors: Governor's Distinguished Professor and South Carolina Professor of the Year (state’s highest honor for academia)
George Pegram Medal for the Southeast United States (10-state region)
CASE and Carnegie Foundation "U.S. Professors of the Year" Award
Robert Foster Cherry International Award for Great Teaching (SFist)
Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year (USC's highest honor)
Michael A. Hill Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award (students' top choice for all years of college)
Center for Teaching Excellence Letter of Commendation
Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award
Selected Research Honors: Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)
Russell Award for Research in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering
Martin-Marietta Publication and Technical Achievement Award
Ralph E. Powe Research Award
National Research Council Senior Fellowship
Selected External Service/Positions: President of SACS section of American Association of Physics Teachers
Advisory Board Member of Physica C Journal
National Science Foundation Panelist
Strategic Research Panelist for the U.S. Department of Energy
High-Resolution Audio Panelist for the Audio Engineering Society
Selected Invited/Keynote Talks (>150 total): 4 invited "APS" talks (at Annual Meetings of the American Physical Society): Los Angeles, CA; Austin, TX; Minneapolis, MN; and Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
"Audio Engineering Society Convention" in Madrid, Spain
"Audio Engineering Society Convention" in Helsinki, Finland
"Audio Engineering Society Convention" in London, U.K.
"Collaborative Conference on Materials Research" in Incheon-Seoul, South Korea
"International Conference on Superconductivity for Energy" in Paestum, Italy
"NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Nanotechnology" in Yalta, Ukraine
"The 57th Annual Department of Atomic Energy – Solid State Physics Symposium" in Mumbai, India
" International Conference on Nanoscience and Engineering in Superconductivity" in Tsukuba, Japan
"Energy Materials Nanotechnology Meeting" in Prague, Czech Republic
"Collaborative conference on 3D and Materials Research" in Busan, South Korea
"International Conference on Vortex matter in nanostructured superconductors" in Crete, Greece
"19th General Conference of the EPS Condensed Matter Division" in Brighton, U.K.
"International Workshop on Unconventional Superconductors" in Campinas, Brazil
"Workshop on Vortex Dynamics and Dissipation" in Budapest, Hungary
"Workshop on the Microscopic Structure and Dynamics...Superconductors" in Dresden, Germany
"Advances in superconductivity and its Applications to Microwaves Conference" in Delhi, India
"Superconductivity Conference" in San Louis Potosi, Mexico
"Sixth International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity" in Houston, TX, U.S.A.