Castro, George (1939-2024)
Date Updated
8-15-2024
Department
College of Science
Academic Rank
Associate Dean
Year Retired from SJSU
2004
Educational Background
UCLA, 1960, Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
UC Riverside, 1965, Ph.D., Physical Chemistry
Dartmouth College, 1965, Research Fellow, Chemistry Department
University of Pennsylvania, 1967, Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Department
California Institute of Technology, 1968, Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Department
Dissertation Title
Photoconductivity of Organic Semiconductors
Teaching Experience
17 years
Administrative and Professional Experience
36 years
Service
10 years
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Personal Commentary
After a satisfying 27 year career with IBM Research, I was fortunate to join SJSU at a time when the University was strengthening its partnerships with local K-12 schools to increase the number of underrepresented students that pursue science and math based professional careers. With the help of generous Federal Grants at the time, and the participation of Science and Math Faculty and High School teachers, we helped the East Side High School District to expand their graduation requirements to consist of two years of laboratory science and three years of college prep math.
I retired from SJSU in 2004, but came back part time in 2006 to implement a Partnership Grant with the Evergreen Valley College (EVC) to increase the number of students that successfully transfer to SJSU and persist to the baccalaureate degree. This resulted in new courses at EVC and SJSU.