Background
Rand, Stephen Colby was born on November 20, 1949 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles Gordon and Margaret (Colby) Rand.
Rand, Stephen Colby was born on November 20, 1949 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles Gordon and Margaret (Colby) Rand.
Bachelor of Science, McMaster U., 1972; Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, 1978.
World Trade postdoctoral fellow, International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, California, 1978-1980; research associate department physics, Stanford (California) U., 1980-1982; member technical staff, Hughes Research Laboratory, Malibu, California, 1982-1987; associate professor division applied physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1987-1997; professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1997. Invited professor Center national de Recherche Scientifique, 1988.
Member American Physical Society, Optical Society American (topical editor journal 1992-1997), Materials Research Society.
Married Paula Dian Fraser, September 6, 1975. Children: Spencer Fraser, Kevin Colby.