Dean Beate Schmittmann was hired as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on April 2, 2012. Before coming to Iowa State, Schmittmann held various positions in the physics department at Virginia Tech.

Education:

1976 – 1981 Diploma in Physics, RWTH Aachen, Germany

1981 – 1984 Ph.D. in Physics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Professional Positions:

2012 — Present Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University

2006 – 2012 Professor and Chair, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech

1997 – 2006 Professor, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech

1991 – 1997 Associate Professor (tenured since 1994), Department of Physics, Virginia Tech

1990 – 1991 Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

1986 – 1991 Assistant Professor (“Hochschulassistentin”, C1),

Institute for Theoretical Physics III

Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany

1984 – 1986 Research Associate (“Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin”, BAT IIa),

Institute for Theoretical Physics III

Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany

Honors and Awards:

2011 “Outstanding Referee”, American Physical Society.

2010 Jesse W. Beams Research Excellence Award and Medal,

Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society

2007 Advancing Women at Virginia Tech Award

2004 Fellow, American Physical Society

1995 “Pro Renovanda Cultura Hungarica”. Visiting Scholarship (June/July

1995), awarded by the Hungarian Ministry of Science.

1982-84 Edinburgh University Graduate Scholarship

1982-84 Graduate Fellowship, German National Scholarship Foundation

1981-82 Foreign Study Fellowship, German National Scholarship Foundation

1978 Elected member of the German National Scholarship Foundation

(“Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes”, supports top 0.5-1.0% of all

German students).

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