Janice Hudgings

Janice A. Hudgings
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSwarthmore College
University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Physicist and educator
Employers
SpouseSharon Stranford

Janice A. Hudgings is an American physicist and educator whose research interests include optics and semiconductor devices.[1] She is the Seeley W. Mudd Professor of Physics at Pomona College in Claremont, California.[1]

Early life

Hudgings attended Swarthmore College, graduating with degrees in math and engineering in 1991.[2] She was selected as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where she earned an M.Sc. in Mathematics. Hudgings completed her doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley in 1999.[3]

Career

Hudgings taught physics at Mount Holyoke College, where she was an associate dean of faculty. She co-founded the thermal imaging company Alenas Imaging, and was its vice president and chief technology officer from 2007 to 2012. In 2013, she came to Pomona College, where she is the Seeley W. Mudd Professor of Physics.[1] Her research interests include optics and semiconductor devices.[1] She was Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, a position in which she pursued diversity initiatives. After returning to the faculty, Hudgings was recognized for her innovative teaching and work as a mentor for Claremont Colleges groups promoting women in STEM and LGBTQA+ students in STEM.[4]

Recognition

Hudgings was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2002.[1] She is an Optical Society of America Fellow, and was awarded the Esther Hoffman Beller Medal in 2004.[1] In 2018, she won Pomona's Wig Distinguished Professor Award, the college's highest faculty honor, in recognition of her teaching.[1][5] In 2020, Hudgings won the Claremont Colleges' Diversity Mentoring Award.[4]

Personal life

Hudgings is married to Sharon Stranford, a biology professor at Pomona. She enjoys hiking.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Janice Hudgings". Pomona College. May 29, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Janice Hudgings '91". Swarthmore College Bulletin. Swarthmore College. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Janice Hudgings". Research. Pomona College. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Two Pomona Professors Earn The Claremont Colleges Diversity Awards for 2020". Pomona College. May 21, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wig Awards". Pomona College. March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.