Chris Mack

Chris Mack may refer to:

  • Chris Mack (basketball) (born 1969), American college basketball coach
  • Chris Mack (cricketer) (born 1970), Australian cricketer
  • Chris Mack (scientist) (born 1960), American scientist
  • See also

  • Mack (surname)
  • Chris Mack (scientist)

    Chris Mack (born c. 1960) is an expert in photolithography. He received multiple undergraduate degrees from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1982, a master of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1989, and a PhD in chemical engineering from The University of Texas in 1998.

    He became acquainted with lithography while working at the Microelectronics Research Laboratory of the NSA. After an assignment to Sematech, he quit his job at the NSA and founded FINLE Technologies (1990) to commercialize PROLITH, the simulator he had developed to model optical and chemical aspects of photolithography. FINLE Technologies was purchased in February 2000 by KLA-Tencor, which now markets PROLITH.

    He is currently an adjunct faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin. He writes a quarterly column called the Lithography Expert.

    In 2003 he received the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI Award for North America. In 2005, he was the subject of the first annual Chris Mack Roast at the SPIE Microlithography conference. In 2009, Mack was awarded the Frits Zernike Award for Microlithography at the SPIE Advanced Lithography Symposium.

    Chris Mack (basketball)

    Chris Mack (born December 30, 1969) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Xavier University.

    Background

    Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he grew up in a small town in Cincinnati, OH North College Hill. Where he played basketball in the neighborhood growing up. Mack graduated in 1988 from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was named 1987-88 Cincinnati Post Metro Player of the Year.

    He continued on to the University of Evansville, where he played basketball for two seasons. He transferred to Xavier in 1990, where he played his final two seasons of eligibility (after redshirting one for transfer rules), and graduated in 1992 with a B.A. in Communication Arts. He is married to Christi Mack (Hester), a former University of Dayton guard (1996–2000). They have three children and reside in northern Kentucky.

    Coaching career

    High School Coaching

    Mack started his coaching career as junior varsity head coach at McAuley High School, an all-girls high school in Cincinnati, in 1993. In 1995, Mack was named head coach of the girls varsity basketball team at Mount Notre Dame High School in Reading, Ohio, where he received the 1996 Coach of the Year award from the Cincinnati Post.

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    'Charleston is home' for College of Charleston coach Chris Mack

    The Post and Courier 27 Mar 2025
    College of Charleston men's basketball coach Chris Mack turned down millions of dollars to become the next coach at Xavier, his alma mater, to remain at Charleston ... .

    College basketball coaching changes: Colorado State hires March Madness hero; Frank McCaffery lands at Penn

    CBS Sports 27 Mar 2025
    The younger Pitino beat out Charleston coach Chris Mack for the opening, passing on potential opportunities at Villanova, VCU and West Virginia in the process ... Chris Mack didn't wind up with the job.

    College basketball coaching changes: March Madness hero Ali Farokhmanesh promoted at Colorado State

    CBS Sports 27 Mar 2025
    The younger Pitino beat out Charleston coach Chris Mack for the opening, passing on potential opportunities at Villanova, VCU and West Virginia in the process ... Chris Mack didn't wind up with the job.

    Chris Mack announces he's returning to College of Charleston basketball

    Cincinnati.com 26 Mar 2025
    Chris Mack, Xavier's all-time wins leader and rumored to be the front-runner to replace Sean Miller, will not be returning as the ...

    Not so fast: Chris Mack says he's staying at the College of Charleston

    The Post and Courier 26 Mar 2025
    College of Charleston's Chris Mack said on social media he's staying as the Cougars' basketball coach. There was mutual interest for him to return to Xavier ... .

    Williams: Xavier Musketeers opt for new voice in hiring New Mexico's Richard Pitino

    Cincinnati.com 26 Mar 2025
    Chris Mack is a better coach ... Mack reportedly had been the front-runner to return to Xavier, but he posted on social media late Tuesday night that he'd be returning to the College of Charleston next season ... Mack returned to coaching this past season.

    What to know about Richard Pitino, Xavier basketball's new head coach

    Cincinnati.com 26 Mar 2025
    More about Richard Pitino, XU's new head coach.Pitino's first job on a college basketball coaching staff was at Charleston, where Chris Mack is head coach ... Mack, a former Xavier player and coach who ...

    Xavier Musketeers to hire Richard Pitino as next head basketball coach, per report

    Cincinnati.com 26 Mar 2025
    Less than an hour after Chris Mack announced he would return to Charleston, CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein announced that Xavier will hire Richard Pitino Jr. as its next head coach ... 2 Michigan State Sunday night in Cleveland.

    Reactions: Richard Pitino is Xavier's new head coach, replacing Sean Miller

    Cincinnati.com 26 Mar 2025
    Show Caption. Hide Caption. WATCH ... Shortly after learning that Charleston head coach Chris Mack would not return as the Xavier Musketeers' head coach, Xavier fans found out Richard Pitino is replacing Sean Miller for the Muskies.

    Xavier hires Richard Pitino as basketball coach

    Newsday 26 Mar 2025
    Xavier moved quickly after Chris Mack announced he would remain at the College of Charleston. Had Mack decided to return to Xavier, where he led the Musketeers for nine seasons, it would have marked ...

    Here's where Xavier Musketeers roster stands as Richard Pitino era begins

    Cincinnati.com 26 Mar 2025
    Rumored to be former Musketeers coach Chris Mack returning to add to his all-time record for career wins, Xavier sent the college basketball world a stunner with the hiring of New Mexico's Richard Pitino.

    Xavier hires Richard Pitino to replace Sean Miller as head men’s basketball coach

    Baltimore Sun 26 Mar 2025
    Xavier moved quickly after Chris Mack announced he would remain at the College of Charleston. Had Mack decided to return to Xavier, where he led the Musketeers for nine seasons, it would have marked ...

    Tempo, steals and sarcasm: What to expect from Richard Pitino-coached Xavier Musketeers

    Cincinnati.com 26 Mar 2025
    The fanbase was bracing for another stint with Chris Mack, the second version of "meet the new boss, same as the old boss," in the last three years. Mack would've been the comfortable hire as someone ...

    Xavier Musketeers to hire Richard Pitino as next head basketball coach

    Las Cruces Sun News 26 Mar 2025
    Less than an hour after Chris Mack announced he would return to Charleston, CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein announced that Xavier will hire Richard Pitino Jr. as its next head coach ... 2 Michigan State Sunday night in Cleveland ... I can't wait to get to work.".

    Xavier basketball coaching search 2025: Candidates, hot board, names to watch by Musketeers experts

    CBS Sports 25 Mar 2025
    One name the staff has identified as a potential target on the Xavier basketball coaching hot board is former Xavier head coach Chris Mack, who is the current head coach at Charleston ... Mack was let go.
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