Frank Patrick Missell

Background

Missell, Frank Patrick was born on June 2, 1944 in Newark. Son of Frank and Doris Marie (Kemp) Missell.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Princeton University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971.

Career

Assistant professor, U. Estadual de Campinas, SP., Brazil, 1971; assistant professor, U. São Paulo, SP., Brazil, 1971-1975; professor livre-docente, U. São Paulo, SP., Brazil, 1976-1978; visiting scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Cambridge, 1976-1977; associate professor, U. São Paulo, 1979-1986; professor, U. São Paulo, since 1986; head material physics Department, University São Paulo, since 1990; research scientist, Energy Conversion Devices Inc., Troy, Michigan, 1981-1982. Visiting scientist Louis Néel Laboratory National Center for Scientific Research, Grenobl, France, 1992-1993. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Frank Patrick Missell has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society, Brazilian Physical Society, Brazilian Society for Metals.

Interests

• Avocation: cooking.

Connections

Married Sonia Frota Pessôa, August 19, 1971. Married Valquiria Villas-Boas Gomes, December 11, 1993. 1 child, Daniel.

Father:

Frank Missell

Mother:

Doris Marie (Kemp) Missell

Spouse:

Sonia Frota Pessôa

Spouse:

Valquiria Villas-Boas Gomes

child:

Daniel Missell