Background
Olinger, Chad Tracy was born on October 9, 1962 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Eugene C. and P. Darlene (Jones) Olinger.
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Chad Tracy Olinger, American Physicist. Achievements include work supporting transparency in nuclear weapon dismantlement; demonstration of the extraterrestrial origin of suspected micrometeorites found in Greenland and Antarctic glacial ice. Recipient Nininger Meteorite prize Arizona State University, 1990, 1st Decade award Gustavus Adolphus College, 1995.
Education
Bachelor in Political Science, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1985; Bachelor in Physics, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1985; Master of Arts in Physics, Washington University, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Washington University, 1990.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1990-1992; staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, since 1992. Science education consultant Mavajo Science Education Program, Shiprock, New Mexico, 1991-1993.
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Membership
Member American Physical Society, Meteoritical Society, Institute for Nuclear Material Management.
Connections
Married Tammy Lu Black, January 9, 1963. Children: Brandon Drake, Miranda Louise.
