Anderson Sunda-Meya
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Anderson Sunda Meya | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State University (BS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Thesis | Shape and stability of epitaxial nanostructures evolving under growth or annealing (2007) |
Anderson Sunda-Meya is a Congolese–American physicist and the Norwood Endowed Professor of Physics at Xavier University in New Orleans. He also holds the position of Associate Dean. Sunda-Meya was awarded the 2021 American Physical Society Excellence in Physics Education Award.[1]
Sunda-Meya was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] He studied at Le Collège Bonsomi, where he majored in maths and physics. He earned a laurea in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Sunda-Meya eventually moved to the United States, where he decided that he wanted to pursue a career in science. He first studied physics at North Carolina State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 2001 and a doctorate in 2007. His doctoral research considers the shape and stability of nanostructures during their growth and post-deposition processing.[3] After spending twelve years in North Carolina, Sunda-Meya moved to New Orleans, where he was offered a tenure-track position at Xavier University of Louisiana.[4]
