A. Hamid Madjid

Background

Madjid, A. Hamid was born on August 16, 1922 in Tashkent, Russia. Arrived in United States, 1966. Son of A. Madjid and Emilia (Madjid) Zabuli.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell University. Doctor of Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Career

Secretary, science advisory to president, coordinator Afghan scholarships, head industrial planning Afghan National Bank, Munich, 1948—1955. Senior research associate Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1955—1966. Assistant associate professor, director thermionic emission lab, co-head of science program Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1966—1990.

Retired, 1990

Chair various committee Pennsylvania State University, 1977—1986.

Achievements

• A. Hamid Madjid has been listed as a noteworthy science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American European Swiss Physical Society, 1966—1990. Chair Harris Township Planning Commission, Pennsylvania, 1982—1986. Member State College Area School District Curriculum Council, 1987.

Director A.M. Zabuli Charitable Foundation, 1998, Renaissance Charitable Foundation, 1999. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Naval Engineers, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Heritage Foundation, National Rifle Association.

Interests

• Growing bonsai trees.

Connections

Married Anni Neukomm-Madjid, December 31, 1958. Children: Torai, A. Hamid Junior.

Father:

A. Madjid Zabuli

Mother:

Emilia (Madjid) Zabuli

Spouse:

Anni Neukomm-Madjid

child:

Torai Madjid

child:

A. Hamid Junior Madjid