Professor Edward Chang, 1940-2012

Publication date: Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - 2:42pm

Professor Edward Chang passed away at his home in Amherst on Friday, Feb 15th 2012. Ed Chang was a theoretical atomic physicist whose research was in the area of electron-molecule collisions and in infra-red solar spectroscopy. Within the department, his active advising and recruiting efforts during his tenure as undergraduate program director brought a large increase in enrollment in the Physics major. Ed went on to assume the position of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Advising in the College. After his retirement in 2007, his involvement with the department continued via prizes he had instituted for freshman and transfer students in the physics major, and most recently through an endowment he established for undergraduate research.