Background
Navratil, Gerald Anton was born on September 5, 1951 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Lloyd George and Frances Mary Navratil.
Navratil, Gerald Anton was born on September 5, 1951 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Lloyd George and Frances Mary Navratil.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1973. Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1974, Doctor of Philosophy, 1976. Project associate department physics University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1976-1977.
Assistant professor engineering science Columbia University, New York City, 1977-1978, assistant professor applied physics, 1978-1983, associate professor, 1983-1988, professor, 1988, chairman 1988-1994, vice dean School Engineering and Applied Science, 1994-1995.
Visiting fellow Princeton University, 1985-1986. Consultant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984-1986, Fusion Systems, Incorporated., 1988, Institute Defense Analysis, 1992.
Chairman program advising committee TFTR, 1994-1997, NSTX, 1996. Association editor Physics of Plasmas, 1994.Patentee in field
Cottrell Research grantee, 1978.
Unites states department Energy High Beta Tokomak Research contract, 1982. National Science Foundation grantee, 1978-1988. Alfred P. Sloan research fellow, 1984.
Assistant professor engineering Editor Physics of Plasmas, 1994.
Fellow American Physical Society, University Fusion Association (secretary/treasurer 1988-1989, vice president 1990, president 1991), Sigma Xi.
Married Joan Frances Etzweiler, September 4, 1976. Children: Frances, Alexis, Paula.