On July 30, 2012, the Board of Directors of Dynasil Corporation of America elected William K. Hagan, Ph.D. to the Board for a term to expire at the company's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Hagan will fill the position vacated by Harvey Goldberg's departure in May of 2012. Dr. Hagan will serve as Chairman of the company's Compensation Committee. Hagan, age 61, former acting Director of the federal government's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), part of the Department of Homeland Security, will add knowledge and experience to the Board from his four years with DNDO, as well as 30 years of senior technical and business management experience at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Hagan currently serves as a Director for Spectral Labs Inc. in San Diego, CA. Dr. Hagan has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, San Diego.