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Sonoma State University
Campus Overview
Located on 274 acres in the heart of wine country, Sonoma State is an hour's
drive north of San Francisco and 40 minutes from the Pacific Ocean. Sonoma
State is dedicated to the liberal arts and sciences and is known for its active
use of technology. As California's premier public undergraduate institution,
Sonoma State has several renowned programs: its wine business program is
unparalleled; its computer and engineering science program provides needed
employees for the state's telecom industry and its Lifelong Learning Program
for students ages 50 and over is a model for other institutions. Sonoma State's
500 faculty members provide exemplary instruction in a variety of courses
throughout the institution's six schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and
Economics, Education, Extended Education, Science and Technology, and Social
Sciences. www.sonoma.edu
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Area Information
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 Bryant Hichwa
Sonoma State University
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Bryant Hichwa rejoined academia in 2002 as a member of the faculty in the
Department of Physics and Astronomy at Sonoma State University. Following his
undergraduate education at Georgetown University and earning the Ph.D. at the
University of Notre Dame, Dr. Hichwa taught physics at Hope College in Michigan for
10 years. Then he worked extensively in industry, ultimately taking on the role of
director of research and vice president of research and product development at
Optical Coating Laboratory in Santa Rosa and in 2000, president and chief operating
officer at MetroPhotonics (USA), Inc., also in Santa Rosa.
Dr. Hichwa has taught introductory-level and upper-division courses in physics as
well as a new general education course, Physics of Music. In addition, he has
developed several innovative courses in telecommunications and photonics including
a state of the art laboratory in fiber optics and laser communications. He has
mentored a number of undergraduate and graduate theses and research projects in
optical communications and acoustical analyses of Baroque bassoons. He serves as
the faculty sponsor of the Society of Physics Students as well as the departmental
adviser for undergraduate majors. Dr. Hichwa's other professional interests include
assisting start-up companies compete in today's challenging economic environment.
As such, he currently serves on the Technical Advisory Boards of 6 companies.
Dr. Hichwa has long served the Sonoma County area as an advocate for environmental
issues. He is a past president of the Madrone Audubon Society. Currently he sits on
the Madrone Audubon Society's Board of Directors as well as that of Audubon Canyon
Ranch, He serves on the advisory boards of the Fairfield Osborn Preserve, the
Galbreath Preserve and the National Audubon Society's Mayacamas Mountain
Preserve.
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