Kristina M. Johnson
Personal Information
Born: 1957
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Stanford University BS, MS & PhD all in Electrical Engineering; Trinity College Dublin Postdoctoral work
Professional Life
Field of Study: Electrical Engineering
Institution/Corporation: University of Colorado-Boulder; Duke University; Johns Hopkins University; SUNY; Ohio State University
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: NUI Galway (2017), University of Alabama, Tufts University, McGill University; Member: National Academy of Energy (2016), Board of Directors Cisco Systems, Fellow of IEEE (2003), Fellow of Optical Society of America, SPIE, International Society for Optical Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science,Fellow National Society of Black Physicists, Bell Laboratories Cooperative Research Fellow, Sigma Xi, American Physical Society, DuPont Board of Directors (2022)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: Ford Foundation Fellowship; Chair of American Physical Society Edward A. Bouchet Award;
Achievements: Polarization-Control Technology; SUNY Chancellor 2017-2020; President of Ohio State University 2020-2023; co-founder Colorado Advanced Technology Institute Center for Excellence in Optoelectronics; 2009, Under Secretary of Eergy for Energy & Environment at US Dept of Energy
13th chancellor of SUNY (2017-2020)
16th President of Ohio State University (2020-2023)
Has competed in Tae Kwon Do competitions
Learned to play lacrosse on a boys team
As an undergraduate, founded Stanford University's women's club lacrosse team 1979, diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease
1st female recipient of the International Dennis Gabor Award (1993)
Holds 5 patents