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Professor Marc Kastner joined the Department of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1973 and has made significant contributions to the field of condensed matter physics. He was named the Donner Professor of Science in 1989 and appointed as Department Head in February 1998. In July 2007, he became the Dean of the School of Science. Kastner graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor’s degree in 1967, a Master’s degree in 1969, and a Ph.D. in 1972. Prior to his tenure at MIT, he was a research fellow at Harvard University. He has served as the Head of the MIT Department of Physics Division of Atomic, Condensed Matter, and Plasma Physics and was the Associate Director of MIT’s Consortium on Superconducting Electronics from 1989 to 1992. Additionally, he was the Director of MIT’s Center for Materials Science and Engineering from 1993 to 1998. Kastner's research interests focus on the motion of electrons in nanometer-sized semiconductor structures and the effects of correlation in systems of electrons. His pioneering work has led to the development of the single-electron transistor, which has applications in various fields including quantum computing and electronics. Kastner has received numerous awards for his contributions, including the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize and was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.