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Marjorie Olmstead is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Washington, Seattle, and serves as the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel in Faculty Affairs. Her research focuses on creating and investigating crystalline interfaces of dissimilar materials and the resultant ultra-thin films. Prior to her current role, she directed a multidisciplinary PhD program in nanotechnology and served as associate chair of the physics undergraduate program. She is a distinguished member of the academic community, having previously taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where she obtained her Ph.D. in Physics. She has received several prestigious awards, including the American Physical Society's Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award and the American Vacuum Society's Peter Mark Memorial Award. Additionally, she has been recognized with a Humboldt Foundation Research Award and a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award. Outside of her professional responsibilities, she enjoys walking, music, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
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