DONALD J. KOURI
Cullen Distinguished Professor
Department of Physics; Department of Mathematics; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Chemistry
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-5005
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Institution Major/Minor Degree Year
Oklahoma Baptist U. Chemistry/ Physics & Math B. A. 1960
University Wisconsin Physical Chemistry/ Physics M. S. 1962
University Wisconsin Physical Chemistry/ Physics Ph. D. 1965
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2002-Present: Director, UH Inst. for Digital Informatics and Analysis, U. Houston
1994-Present: Cullen Distinguished Professor of Physics and Chemistry, U. Houston
1987-1994: Distinguished University Professor of Chem. and Physics, U. Houston
1974-1987: Professor of Chemistry and Physics, U. Houston
(1978-79: Fellow, Inst. For Adv. Studies, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem)
1971-1974: Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics, U. Houston
(1973-74): Humboldt U. S. Senior Scientist, Max Planck Inst Strömungsforschung)
(1973-spring: Fellow of Weizmann Inst. of Science, Rehovot, IS.)
(1972-fall: Visiting Professor, U. Illinois)
1967-1971: Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics, U. Houston
1966-1967: Assist. Prof. of Chemistry and Physics, Midwestern U., Wichita Falls, TX.
1965-1966: Postdoc. Fellow Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophys and Dept. Physics, U. Colorado
1962-63: Assist. Prof. Chemistry and Physics, Okla. Baptist U.
Memberships and Awards
Membership: APS (Fellow since 1974), ACS, IEEE, AAPT, Phi Eta Sigma, and Omicron Delta Kappa. Held offices in the Few Body Topical Group of the APS and served as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Few Body Gordon Research Conference.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellow, Sloan Fellow, A. von Humboldt Prize (US Senior Scientist Award), 2010 APS Hyer Award for Undergrad Research Mentoring, Southwest Texas Section ACS Award, and Special Creativity Award-NSF
