Protik Majumder
Protik Majumder | |
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| Interim President of Williams College | |
| In office January 2018 – July 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Falk |
| Succeeded by | Maud Mandel |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Yale University (BS) Harvard University (PhD) |
Protik "Tiku" Majumder (born 1960) is a physicist who is the Barclay Jermain Professor of Natural Philosophy at Williams College.[1] He was the interim president of Williams from December 2017 to July 2018, replacing Adam Falk, who left to become president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[2] He was replaced by Maud Mandel.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Majumder was born in Kolkata and was raised in western Massachusetts. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1982 and obtained his Ph.D. in atomic physics from Harvard University in 1989. He joined the faculty of Williams College in 1994.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Majumder, Protik (1960- )". Special Collections. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Williams College Names Interim President". www.iberkshires.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Williams College names Brown University dean as its new president". www.boston.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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