K.T. Tang received his B.S. in Engineering Physics and M.A. in Mathematics from the University of Washington and his Ph.D. in Physics from Columbia University. He did postdoctoral studies in Chemistry at Berkeley and Harvard. He worked as an engineer at Collins Radio Company and the Boeing Company. Dr. Tang regards teaching as his calling, although his research accomplishments are also considerable. He authored/co-authored over 150 research papers in professional journals. He lectured widely in Asia, Europe, and North America. He is a recipient of a Distinguished U.S. Senior Scientist Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He also received a Faculty Excellence Award and a Presidential Medal from Pacific Lutheran University, where he is a professor emeritus of Physics. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society.