Anderson Sunda-Meya
{{short description|Congolese–American physicist}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Anderson Sunda Meya
| birth_place = Democratic Republic of the Congo
| workplaces = Xavier University of Louisiana
| alma_mater = North Carolina State University (BS, PhD)
| thesis_title = Shape and stability of epitaxial nanostructures evolving under growth or annealing
| thesis_url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144901165
| thesis_year = 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.{{Cite web|title=Spring 2021 APS Prizes & Awards Recipients|url=http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/updates/spring2021.cfm|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.aps.org|language=en}}
Early life and education
Sunda-Meya was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-23|title=Anderson Sunda-Meya Wins the Excellence in Physics Education Award|url=https://www.jbhe.com/2020/10/anderson-sunda-meya-wins-the-excellence-in-physics-education-award/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education}} 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.{{Cite book|last=Sunda Meya|first=Anderson|url=http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-05142007-093120/unrestricted/etd.pdf|title=Shape and stability of epitaxial nanostructures evolving under growth or annealing|date=2007|language=English|oclc=144901165}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Board Members {{!}} Luila Village Ministries|url=https://luilavillage.org/board-members/|access-date=2020-11-05|language=en-US}}
Career
Alongside his research on nanomaterials and their application in electronic devices, Sunda-Meya looks to inspire and mentor physics students.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Xavier Physics Professor Receives Excellence In Physics Education Award|url=https://www.xula.edu/singleArticle?articleId=article_news_excellence_in_physics|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-05|website=https|language=en}} He has been honoured with numerous awards for teaching, including the Norman C. Francis Faculty Excellence Awards for Service and Teaching.{{Cite web|last=Yumpu.com|title=president barack obama's historic campus visit – Xavier University of ...|url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/23119439/president-barack-obamas-historic-campus-visit-xavier-university-of-|access-date=2020-11-05|website=yumpu.com|language=en}} Beyond his roles at Xavier University of Louisiana, Sunda-Meya directs the Dual Degree Engineering Program and of the Louisiana Engineering Advancement Program. In 2020 Sunda-Meya was elected Associate Dean at Xavier University of Louisiana.{{Cite web|author=Staff report|title=Xavier College of Arts and Sciences has new associate dean, and other metro-area college news|url=https://www.nola.com/news/communities/crescent_city/article_b5a91f64-a8dd-11ea-90e7-2b19f53fc39e.html|access-date=2020-11-05|website=NOLA.com|date=17 June 2020 |language=en}} He was awarded the 2021 American Physical Society Excellence in Physics Education Award.{{Cite web|title=Prize Recipient|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.aps.org|language=en}} Together with his wife, Doryne Sunda-Meya, Sunda-Meya looks to support communities in Luila Village in the Congo.{{Cite web|title=What We Do {{!}} Luila Village Ministries|url=https://luilavillage.org/what-we-do/|access-date=2020-11-05|language=en-US}}
Select publications
- {{cite journal|last1=Chilvery|first1=Ashwith|last2=Das|first2=Sanjib|last3=Guggilla|first3=Padmaja|last4=Brantley|first4=Christina|last5=Sunda-Meya|first5=Anderson|date=2016-12-01|title=A perspective on the recent progress in solution-processed methods for highly efficient perovskite solar cells|url= |journal=Science and Technology of Advanced Materials|language=en|volume=17|issue=1|pages=650–658|doi=10.1080/14686996.2016.1226120|issn=1468-6996|pmc=5101873|pmid=27877911|bibcode=2016STAdM..17..650C}}
- {{cite journal|last1=Krishnatreya|first1=Bhaskar Jyoti|last2=Colen-Landy|first2=Arielle|last3=Hasebe|first3=Paige|last4=Bell|first4=Breanna A.|last5=Jones|first5=Jasmine R.|last6=Sunda-Meya|first6=Anderson|last7=Grier|first7=David G.|date=2013-12-23|title=Measuring Boltzmann's constant through holographic video microscopy of a single colloidal sphere|journal=American Journal of Physics|volume=82|issue=1|pages=23–31|doi=10.1119/1.4827275|issn=0002-9505|doi-access=free}}
- {{cite journal|last1=Fandio Jubgang|first1=Défi Jr.|last2=Dikandé|first2=Alain M.|last3=Sunda-Meya|first3=A.|date=2015-11-20|title=Elliptic solitons in optical fiber media|url=https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.053850|journal=Physical Review A|volume=92|issue=5|pages=053850|doi=10.1103/PhysRevA.92.053850|arxiv=2109.07714|bibcode=2015PhRvA..92e3850F|s2cid=125924429}}
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Category:American people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Xavier University of Louisiana faculty
Category:North Carolina State University alumni
Category:21st-century African-American scientists
Category:Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
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Category:21st-century African-American academics