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156 ScienceMakers Spotlight: Darnell Diggs Full Name: Darnell Eugene Diggs Born: May 20, 1970 Place: Tuskegee, AL Parents: Janie Mae Davenport Diggs John Diggs Education: Pike County High School - Petersburg, VA (1988) Alabama A&M University - Normal, AL (B.A. Physics, 1992) Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI (Ph.D. Physics, 2001) Type of Science: Physics Achievements: Works to improve polymer-based electro-optic modulators for the Air Force Black Engineer of the Year Award (2004) Favorites: Color: Brown & Blue Food: Green Beans Quote: “I can, and I will.” Time of Year: Christmas Vacation Spot: Sydney, Australia Biography Research physicist Darnell Eugene Diggs was born on May 20, 1970, in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Janie Mae Davenport Diggs and John Diggs. Diggs and his twin sister were the youngest in a family of fi fteen children. Diggs attended Pike County Elementary School and Pike County High School, where he was registered in advanced placement classes and played the trumpet in the school marching band. Diggs followed in his family’s tradition by enrolling at Alabama A&M University in Normal, Alabama. While a freshman, he majored in business management and sang in the university choir. Diggs changed his major to physics at the end of his sophomore year after performing well in a
physical science class; he graduated with his B.S. degree in physics in 1988. Inspired by members of the National Conference of Black Physics Students and the Society of Physics Students, of which he served as president, Diggs remained at Alabama A&M University where he earned his M.S. degree in physics in 1997. After holding internships at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Diggs earned his Ph.D. degree in physics in 2001. Diggs was hired by the United States Air Force Research Laboratory as a research physicist in 2002. There, he worked to improve polymer-based electro-optic modulators that provide critical advantages over devices made from other materials. Diggs’ work proved crucial to the United States Air Force’s development of new optoelectronic devices, a vital element of the country’s national defense. Through his work, Diggs collaborated with Tyndall Air Force Base, Georgia Tech Research Institute, the Army Strategic Missile Command, the University of Dayton, and Alabama A&M University. In 2004, Diggs received the Black Engineer of the Year Award in the category of Promising Scientist in Government. Science Spectrum Magazine named Diggs one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science in 2004 and a Top Minority in Science in 2005. The World Year of Physics 2005 also recognized Diggs as one of fi ve Distinguished African American Physicists. In 2006, Diggs was invited to speak at the U.S. Air Force & Taiwan Nanoscience Initiative held in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2007, he became president of the Dayton Alumni Extension for the National Society of Black Engineers. In addition to his activities in the sciences, Diggs also served as an ordained Elder in the Church of God in Christ. Discussion Questions Personal: 1. What did you like best about listening to Dr. Diggs? 2. What do you think Dr. Diggs’ favorite quote means? What does this tell you about him? 3. Where was Dr. Diggs born? Locate it on a map. How far away is this from where you live? What are the names of his parents? Where did Dr. Diggs attend high school? What do you suppose high school was like for him? 4. How old are you? In what year was Dr. Diggs your age? What was happening in the country that year? What was happening in the world that year? What do you suppose his life was like when he was your age? 5. How did Dr. Diggs get started in physics? Have you ever found something that you did particularly well? What was it? If not, what do you enjoy doing? How could you use that skill or talent in a career? (See Clip #1) 6. Dr. Diggs talks about his persistence in studying physics. What did it involve? Have you ever come across something that challenged you in a similar way? How did you handle the challenge? How did Dr. Diggs handle his challenge? What did this lead to? What is the value of doing things that are challenging for you? (See Clip #1) 7. Were Dr. Diggs’ grades always at the top? What happened as a result? What did he do to improve the situation? Do you think that your grades tell the whole story about you academically? If so, what is that story? If not, what can you do to help your grades better refl ect who you are as a student? (See Clip #1) 157 Physics
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