Willie Rockward

STIC Chair

Morgan State University

Dr. Rockward has a unique combination of leadership from academic, professional, and community experiences. Currently, he is a Full Professor and the Chair of the Department of Physics & Engineering Physics at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.  Among his professional leadership experiences, he is Past President of both the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) and the Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society (SPS).  He also served a combination of 30+ years as Senior Pastor and Associate Minister. He is a strong proponent of STEM mentorship, and his research interests include nanolithography, extreme ultraviolet interferometry, metamaterials, terahertz imaging, and crossed phase optics.