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Published as AuthorPublished as SubjectThomas Howard Stix
Dates
July 12, 1924 – April 16, 2001
Authorized Form of Name
Stix, Thomas Howard
Additional Forms of Names
Stix, Tom (Thomas)
Biography
Abstract
Thomas Stix was Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University (1978-1993). His research interests included plasma heating and confinement, and controlled fusion.
Important Dates
July 12, 1924Birth, St. Louis (Mo.).
1948Obtained BS, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (Calif.).
1953Obtained PhD in Physics, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1953 – 1993Research Assistant, Project Matterhorn (1953-1954); Research Associate, Project Matterhorn (1954-1956); Associate Head, Experimental Division, Project Matterhorn (1956-1961); Co-Head, Experimental Division, Plasma Physics Laboratory (1961-1978); Professor of Astrophysical Science (1962-1996); Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Plasma Physics Laboratory (1978-1993); and Associate Chair, Department of Astrophysical Science (1981-1991), Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1962 – 1963Chair, Division of Plasma Physics, American Physical Society.
1966 – 1968Member, Advisory Committee, Thermonuclear Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1974 – 1977Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters.
1980Awarded James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society.
April 16, 2001Death, Princeton (N.J.).
Occupation
Plasma physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Stix, Hazel Sherwin
Wife.
Colleagues
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Dawson, J. M. (John Myrick), 1930-
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Greene, J. M. (John M.), 1928-
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Kruskal, Martin D. (Martin David), 1925-2006
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Institutions
Major Positions
Princeton University. Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Professor of Astrophysical Science and Associate Department Chair.
Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory
Co-Head, Experimental Division and Associate Director of Academic Affairs.
Project Matterhorn
Research Assistant; Research Associate; and Associate Head, Experimental Division.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Chair, Division of Plasma Physics; received 1980 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics; and Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters.
California Institute of Technology. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Obtained BS (1948).
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Member, Advisory Committee, Thermonuclear Division.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1953).
Resources
Published Resources
Author
Advances in plasma physics : Thomas H. Stix Symposium, Princeton, NJ / editor, Nathaniel J. Fisch.
Plasma science and the environment / editors Wallace Manheimer, Linda E. Sugiyama, Thomas H. Stix.
Waves in plasmas / Thomas Howard Stix.