Two faculty members honored as 1xbet online sports betting distinguished professors
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
MANHATTAN — Kansas State 1xbet online sports betting has selected a jazz musician and a nuclear engineer as the newest 1xbet online games login Department Heads,Directories.
The professors receiving the distinction are Wayne Goins, professor of music, and Douglas McGregor, professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering.
1xbet online sports betting distinguished professor is a lifetime title and the highest honor the 1xbet online sports betting bestows on its faculty members. The distinguished professors are appointed following a universitywide competition conducted by the provost.
"We congratulate our newest 1xbet online sports betting distinguished professors on such worthy recognition," said April Mason, 1xbet online sports betting provost and senior vice president. "They have made noteworthy contributions to teaching, research and service and have distinguished themselves within their fields."
Both Goins and McGregor will receive a personalized plaque and medallion at the 1xbet online sports betting 's fall 2015 commencement ceremonies.
Goins is a versatile jazz guitarist and a renowned researcher in the field of music education. He is the director of jazz studies at Kansas State 1xbet online sports betting , where he conducts three big bands and teaches combos, private guitar lessons and jazz improvisation courses.
Goins plays, jazz, blues, pop, funk, rock and reggae. He has recorded more than 20 albums for Ichiban Records and started his own music label, Little Apple Records, for which he recorded six albums under his own name, as well as producing several others for his students.
Goins has delivered 54 lecture presentations and also delivered thousands of music performances at international, national, regional and local venues. He has performed with such luminaries as alto saxophonist Bobby Watson, organist Jimmy McGriff, tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, trumpeter Mike Metheny, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, among many others. His music has been performed with Pearle Cleage in the Broadway play, "Blues For an Alabama Sky," and his guitar work was used for August Wilson's hit Broadway play, "Seven Guitars."
Since coming to the 1xbet online sports betting in 1998, Goins has written 30 articles, 18 CD reviews and numerous columns for magazines such as Pure Guitar Magazine, Jazz Ambassador Magazine and Jazz Improv Magazine. He also has published 12 peer-reviewed articles and eight books and book chapters on jazz.
Goins is leading Hale Library's Jimmy Rogers Archive Project, which is an exhibit of approximately 2,500 items related to Rogers' career and performances. Goins wrote the 2014 biography "Blues All Day Long: The Jimmy Rogers Story." Goins has been chosen to write the definitive biography on legendary blues musician Taj Mahal for the 1xbet online sports betting of Illinois Press.
Goins received his doctorate in music education from Florida State 1xbet online sports betting . He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in music education from the 1xbet online sports betting of Tennessee, Chattanooga.
McGregor is recognized internationally for his research in radiation detector design and development. He has served as director of Kansas State 1xbet online sports betting 's Semiconductor Materials and Radiological Technologies Laboratory, or SMART Lab, since his arrival at the 1xbet online sports betting in 2002.
McGregor's research interests include design, development and deployment of radiation detectors and detection systems; nuclear measurements of various ionizing and non-ionizing radiation; crystal growth; semiconductor device physics; semiconductor device design; and semiconductor device fabrication.
McGregor's research group has developed numerous variations of neutron detectors, which range in size from miniature and compact portable devices to large detectors for portal monitors. He also has developed high-resolution gamma ray spectrometers along with novel methods of crystal growth for new detector materials.
The Kansas State 1xbet online sports betting TRIGA MkII nuclear reactor is used to characterize radiation detectors developed under McGregor's direction. Many of his detector inventions have set efficiency and performance records, and have led to McGregor receiving multiple awards for innovative detector systems.
McGregor's inventions have brought the 1xbet online sports betting million in extramural research awards from organizations such as the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. He also has received .5 million in internal 1xbet online sports betting awards. McGregor's research has led to 14 detector patents with three additional patents pending and 17 provisional patents. He has published more than 100 refereed articles, five book chapters and more than 80 conference proceedings.
McGregor earned a master's and a doctorate in nuclear engineering from the 1xbet online sports betting of Michigan. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Texas A&M 1xbet online sports betting .
