AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP
AWARDED TO BRYN MAWR PHYSICS PROFESSOR

Associate Professor of Physics Elizabeth F. McCormack was recently named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for 2005-06. McCormack is one of 40 professors and administrators in the country to be awarded an ACE Fellowship this year. This prestigious program strengthens leadership skills by providing an opportunity to work with a college or university president at another institution for one year. 

McCormack is looking forward to exploring "how to translate Bryn Mawr's values into the future of our institution" at another college for the coming academic year. She has not yet announced where she will spend the year. "I hope to return to Bryn Mawr College as a more effective faculty member with a set of tools to share with my peers," said McCormack.

McCormack received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 1983 and her Ph.D. in physics from Yale University in 1989. After postdoctoral research in the Laser Photophysics and Photochemistry program at Argonne National Laboratory, McCormack joined the faculty at Bryn Mawr College in 1995. Her interests include using laser light to construct ultra-lightweight mirrors for space-based astronomical research, a project supported by the Mellon Foundation and NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts. She is also one of four principal investigators for Project Kaleidoscope, a $1.3 million national effort to reform college-level education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Since 1965, the ACE Fellows Program has given 1,450 academic professionals an opportunity to observe and participate in strategic planning, resource allocation and development issues while under the mentorship of a team of experienced administrators. Nearly 300 have gone on to serve as chief executive officers.

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