Peter MacWilliams Koch

Background

Koch, Peter MacWilliams was born on February 11, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Edward Clifford and Miriam Lydia (MacWilliams) Koch.

Education

Student, United States Naval Academy, 1963-1965; Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1966; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1974.

Career

Research in coherent optics, Conductron Corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1967; research assistant physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1967-1974; physics instructor, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1974-1976; from assistant to associate professor physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1976-1982; assistant professor physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1982-1985; associate professor physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1985-1989; professor physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1989. Consultant Linbro Chemical Company, New Haven, 1972-1973, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation (T.J. Watson Research Center), Yorktown Heights, New York, 1980, U. Colorado (Jila Data Center), Boulder, 1984.

Achievements

• Peter MacWilliams Koch has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1963-1965. Fellow American Physical Society (various committees 1969-1992), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, tennis, swimming, reading.

Connections

Married Nancy Ann Vozza, August 22, 1980. Children: Amanda Vozza, Nathan Vozza.

Father:

Edward Clifford Koch

Mother:

Miriam Lydia (MacWilliams) Koch

Spouse:

Nancy Ann Vozza

child:

Nathan Vozza Koch

child:

Amanda Vozza Koch