Allen Landers, professor in the Department of Physics, has been selected to participate in the 2016-17 Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program, or SEC ALDP.
The SEC ALDP seeks to identify, prepare and advance academic leaders for roles within SEC institutions and beyond. The program’s two components include a university-level development program designed by each individual institution and two, three-day workshops for all SEC ALDP participants.
“It is our strong belief that helping to prepare administrators for the next phase of their careers has the potential to impact all of higher education, both now and in the future,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “Our universities make a significant investment in these individuals, and we are proud to work with them through this program.”
Landers holds the Howard Earl and Carolyn Taylor Carr Professorship in the Department of Physics. His research includes studying atomic, molecular and optical physics through the use of multi-particle imaging methods to explore the dynamics of electronic and nuclear motion in atoms and molecules. Landers teaches at all levels in the Department of Physics. He has been awarded the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Outreach in the College of Sciences and Mathematics and recognized with the Auburn University Award for Excellence in Outreach.
The next SEC ALDP workshops will be Feb. 22-24, 2017 at Mississippi State University.
The SEC ALDP is part of SECU, the academic initiative of the Southeastern Conference. The SEC supports and promotes the endeavors and achievements of the students and faculty at its 14 member universities.
