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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsT. J. Killian
Dates
August 4, 1905 – unknown
Authorized Form of Name
Killian, T. J. (Thomas Joseph), 1905-
Additional Forms of Names
Killian, Thomas
Biography
Abstract
Thomas J. Killian was Emeritus Visiting Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at Portland State University (1969-unknown). Other institutional affiliations included the University of Portland and the University of Seattle. His research interests included radar and electromagnetic theory.
Important Dates
August 4, 1905Birth, Schenectady (N.Y.).
1926Obtained SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1926Obtained SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1929Obtained PhD in Physics, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1930 – 1932Instructor in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1932 – 1939Physicist (1932-1933) and Vice President and Director of Research (1933-1939), Barkon Tube Lighting Corporation, Seattle (Wash.).
1934 – 1936Dean of Mathematics, Seattle University.
1939 – 1941Director of Research, Frink Corporation & Sterling Bronze Company.
1941 – 1942Physicist, Radiation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1946 – 1952Head, Science Bureau (1946-1947) and Science Director (1947-1952), Office of Naval Research, United States Navy, Washington (D.C.).
1952 – 1954Chief Scientist, Office of Ordinance Research, United States Army.
1954 – 1956Dean, School of Engineering and Architecture, Catholic University of America.
1956 – 1962Deputy Chief and Chief Scientist, Office of Naval Research, United States Navy, Washington (D.C.).
1962 – 1965Assistant to the President for Science and Engineering, University of Seattle.
1965 – 1969Dean, School of Engineering, University of Portland.
1969Professor of Applied Science (1969-1975) and Emeritus Visiting Professor of Engineering and Applied Science (1975-unknown), Portland State University, Portland (Or.).
Occupation
Applied physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Applied physics and engineering.
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Bacher, Robert F. (Robert Fox), 1905-2004
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Morse, Philip M. (Philip McCord), 1903-1985
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Norton, Charles L.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Slater, John C. (John Clarke), 1900-1976
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Slichter, Louis B. (Louis Byrne), 1896-1978
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Stratton, Julius Adams, 1901-1994
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Van de Graaf, Robert Jemison, 1901-1967
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Institutions
Major Positions
Barkon Tube Lighting Corporation
Physicist; Vice President; and Director of Research.
Catholic University of America. School of Engineering and Architecture
Dean.
Frink Corporation & Sterling Bronze Company
Director of Research.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Obtained SB and SM (1926). Instructor in Physics.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Radiation Laboratory
Physicist.
Portland State University. Department of Engineering and Technology Management
Professor of Applied Science and Emeritus Visiting Professor of Engineering and Applied Science.
Seattle University
Assistant to the President for Science and Engineering.
Seattle University. Department of Mathematics
Dean.
United States. Army. Ordnance Department
Chief Scientist, Office of Ordinance Research.
United States. Office of Naval Research
Head, Science Bureau; Science Director; Deputy Chief Scientist; and Chief Scientist.
University of Portland. School of Engineering
Dean.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in Physics (1929).