Jack M. Wilson

Jack M. Wilson (born 1945) is an American educator, entrepreneur and the President-Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emerging Technologies, and Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. During his career, he has served various institutions as professor of physics, department chair, research center director, dean, provost, vice president, and president, and has served with multiple professional societies and government committees.

Professional career

Professor and administrator

Wilson began his professional career in physics as an instructor at Kent State University in Ohio. He then moved to the physics department at Sam Houston State University in Texas. In his ten years there (1972–82) he was first professor, then department chair, and eventually director of their Division of Chemistry, Physics, and Physical Sciences.

After two years as guest scientist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1982–84) and Executive Officer of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), Wilson moved to the University of Maryland. From 1984 to 1990, he was a professor of physics at the University of Maryland's main campus and continued as the Executive Officer of AAPT. He also served as Co-Director of the Maryland University Project in Physics and Educational Technology.