Mission Statement: The Physics & Astronomy Advisory Board (PAAB) will advise & assist the Department of Physics and Astronomy with their stated mission of education, research, and service by contributing their time, talent, and financial support.

WILLIAM B. ANDERSON, JR.
Vice-President for Product Engineering, Retired
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Mr. Anderson graduated from KU in 1967 with a BS in Engineering Physics. After joining Lockheed Martin in 1967, he obtained an MS degree in 1971 from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Anderson retired from Lockheed Martin in 2005 after 38 years with the company and involvement in numerous projects, most recently as vice-president of the F-16/F-2 production business group at LH Tactical Aircraft Systems. Mr. Anderson resides in Ft. Worth, Texas with his wife, Lauren, also an alumnus of KU.
E-mail: andersonwb@aol.com

THOMAS P. ARMSTRONG
Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy
University of Kansas

Dr. Armstrong received a BS in Physics from the University of Kansas in 1962, followed by an MS and PhD from the University of Iowa in 1964 and 1966, respectively. After postdoctoral appointments at the University of Iowa and Culham Lab in the United Kingdom, Tom joined the KU Department of Physics and Astronomy as an assistant professor in 1968. His prolific research career garnered numerous awards and focused on space physics, with heavy involvement in NASA space missions ranging from the Mariner Mars missions of the 70’s to the Saturn Cassini mission in 1998. Tom retired as Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy in 2002 to work full-time on his company, Fundamental Technologies, LLC.
E-mail: armstrong@ftecs.com                                       

JOHN F. BEACOM
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Ohio State University

Dr. Beacom received BS degrees in Physics and Math from KU in 1991. He obtained his PhD in Physics from the University of Wisconsin in 1997, studying solar neutrino data. After spending three years as a Fairchild Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech and four years as a Schramm Fellow at Femilab, Dr. Beacom joined the faculty at Ohio State University in 2004 as an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy. His research interests lie at the intersection of the fields of astrophysics, particle physics, and nuclear physics, concerning mostly neutrinos and the weak interactions. His work focused on providing theoretical input to what can be measured in neutrino experiments and the implications of the results, for both physics and astrophysics.
E-mail: beacom@mps.ohio-state.edu   

WARREN K. LEGLER
Physicist, Electrical Engineer -Retired

Dr Legler received a BS in Physics from KU in 1952. He worked at the Naval Ordnance Test Station (since dubbed the Naval Weapons Center) for ten years.  Having taken a year out to attend MIT and receive a Masters of Science in 1960 (thanks to the Navy's sponsorship), in 1962 the Leglers moved back to Lawrence.  Warren received a Ph.D. from the Electrical Engineering program in the KU School of Engineering in 1969. After some brief teaching stints at KU and at the KU Medical Center, Warren entered the private sector, spending the bulk of his career as a Product Development Engineer at Allied Signal in Olathe until his retirement in 1996. He has been an active member of the KU community, having served recently on the Advisory Board of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
E-mail: PAAAAB@ku.edu

RICHARD P. SAPP
Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy
University of Kansas

Dr. Sapp was born in Indiana in 1928 and educated in the Wilmington, Ohio public schools through 1946. He received BS degrees in Physics and Math from Wilmington College in 1949, followed by a PhD in Physics from Ohio State University in 1955, working on nuclear orientation in crystals at very low temperatures. After a two-year stint as a postdoctoral fellow at Rice Institute, Dick joining the KU faculty as an assistant professor in 1957. Dr. Sapp retired as a full professor in Physics and Astronomy in 1993, ending an extensive research career investigating low-temperature solid state magnetism and nuclear orientation. As professor emeritus, his time has been consumed by travel and reviewing some old, unresolved research problems. 
Email: rpsapp@ku.edu         

EDWARD M. SION
Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Villanova University

Dr. Sion received a BA in Astronomy from the University of Kansas in 1968, an MA in Astronomy from KU in 1969, and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. His research interests include the  formation, structure and  evolution of white dwarf stars, the physics and evolution of cataclysmic variable stars, and theoretical studies of accretion physics. In addition to his
research and teaching responsibilities at Villanova, Dr. Sion serves as an Associate Editor of The Astrophysical Journal.
E-mail:edward.sion@villanova.edu