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Thanking Prof. Gang Xiao, Dr. Jang said, “I learned a lot about magnetism from your Solid-State Physics class, and appreciate your guidance and help along the way [and] from all the great professors at Brown!”

Dr. Ju manages a large group at Seagate Technology, where he is Chief Technologist, R&D.