8^th ANNUAL Alumni and COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

Paul Mohazzabi received his BS degree in chemistry from overseas in 1969, and MS and PhD degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 and 1975, respectively. After receiving his PhD degree, he realized that his true passion was in physics and mathematics, and remained a physicist ever since.

After working at other institutions for 10 years, Paul joined the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in January of 1986 as an Assistant Professor of Physics. In 1988, he received tenure and in 1994 he was promoted to the rank of Full Professor.

Paul’s area of expertise is theoretical and computational physics. Nevertheless, he has published over 100 research articles in refereed international journals in a wide variety of disciplines including physics, chemistry, mathematics, earth science, atmospheric science, materials science, engineering, and medicine. His articles range from bicycle stability to cancer theory. Paul’s current research interests are (a) theoretical and computational statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, particularly through Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations, (b) Theoretical and computational studies of thermal and mechanical properties of matter, and (c) Pedagogical aspects of physics and mathematics.

Paul believes that research and teaching are closely connected, and many of his research articles are co-authored with his students.

At the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Paul has received three Stella Gray Teaching Excellence Awards, two awards for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity, and a Faculty Distinguished Service Award.

Some of Paul’s former students have gone on to become educators themselves, as high-school teachers or professors at major universities.

Dr. Galipeau is a faculty member in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care within the Department of Medicine. Before being appointed the Don and Marilyn Anderson Professor of Oncology within the Department of Medicine and UW Carbone Cancer Center, Dr. Galipeau was a Professor of Hematology and Oncology and Director of the Emory Personalized Immunotherapy Center at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Galipeau is also the Associate Dean for Therapeutics Discovery and Development at UWSMPH and the director of the University of Wisconsin Advanced Cell Therapy Program. The mission of this program is to develop personalized cell therapies for immune and malignant disorders and to promote and deploy first-in-human clinical trials of UW-Madison cell therapy innovations to improve outcomes for children and adults.

Our new interactive classroom and biotechnology lab are fully in-use now. The interactive classroom provides the opportunity for innovative course delivery. The biotechnology lab will afford us the opportunity to offer new and improved programs and curricular.

Our students continue to attain great success. Students interested in health professions continue to attain acceptance rates (89%) to medical school, more than twice the national average. Equally, our students place very well into graduate schools, or employment within their fields. 

We are very proud of the accomplishments and contributions that our alumni add to our campus and in our communities. I hope this event will continue to be one of your many return visits – be it virtual or in-person. I am personally grateful to the CNHS Advisory Board, for their vision to gather alumni and the community to celebrate the many accomplishments in the college. I am equally grateful for their guidance and support of the college for the past nine years. I hope you will make out time to watch the highlight video on this events’ web page in its entirety.

Alumni, thank you for joining us from more than fifty years ago or just last year. All of your interactions are priceless to current CNHS students, faculty, staff, Advisory Board and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.