Power of

Education Path

Ph.D.

     Nuclear Physics.  The University of New Mexico.  Albuquerque. NM

M.S.

     Physics.  The University of New Mexico

 

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I like my career because

“I enjoy working on education and research projects. I was able to collaborate with national and international scientists. I enjoyed teaching and doing research.” Special Job Skills. It is critical that skills in abstract reasoning be developed to effectively meet the challenges of studying physics. How did you become interested in this career? “I began my college career in mechanical engineering and changed my career to physics when I found answers to my questions about the laws of nature.”

 

 

Recognitions

Awards

• American Indian Science and Engineering Society’ Ely Parker Award 1992

• National Science Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award 1994

• Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science1999

• First Navajo to receive a doctorate in Physics

• American Indian Scorate in Physics

 

Life Recognitions

• Legacy and Obituary

• NASA Native American Connections

• Council of Indian Nations

• Physics Central Careers in Physicists

• Founded SACNAS (Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos and Native   Americans in Science)

• Profiled in the 1979 Nova film “The Long Walk of Fred Young”