Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 26, 1998

Richard S. Post – Applied Science & Technology Inc (astx)

RICHARD S. POST, Ph.D. has served as the Corporation's President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since its inception in 1987. Prior to founding the Corporation, Dr. Post served at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ('MIT') from 1981 to 1987. At MIT, Dr. Post served as a Senior Research Scientist, in the position of Head of the Mirror Confinement Division of the Plasma Fusion Center. Dr. Post earned his Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from Columbia University and his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He also completed the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Can you briefly describe the history of Applied Science &

Technology your customers, your products, your general history?

Dr. Post: We are a company with a very broad range of