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Edwards, Helen Thom was born on May 27, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Edgar Robertson and Mary (Milner) Thom.
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Helen Thom Edwards, American Physicist. Recipient Achievement in Accelerator Physics and Technology United States Summer School on Particle Accelerator Prize, 1985, Ernest O. Lawrence award Department of Energy, 1986, National Medal Technology, 1989; MacArthur Foundation Chicago fellow, 1988. Fellow American Physical Society; member National Academy of Engineering.
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1957; Master of Arts in Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1966.
Career
Research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1966-1970; associate head booster, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1970-1971; staff physicist, Mont Rose, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1971-1975; head switchyard extraction group, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1975-1978; leader tevatron design group, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1978-1979; deputy head saver division, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1980-1981; deputy head accelerator division, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1981-1986; head accelerator division, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1987-1988; head accelerator construction division, SSC/URA, Dallas, 1989-1990; technical director, SSC/URA, Dallas, 1990-1991.
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Membership
Fellow American Physical Society. Member National Academy of Engineering. F C.
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Married Donald A. Edwards.
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American
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Recipient Achievement in Accelerator Physics and Technology United States Summer School on Particle Accelerator Prize, 1985, Ernest O. Lawrence award Department of Energy, 1986, National Medal Technology, 1989. MacArthur Foundation Chicago fellow, 1988.Recipient Achievement in Accelerator Physics and Technology United States Summer School on Particle Accelerator Prize, 1985, Ernest O. Lawrence award Department of Energy, 1986, National Medal Technology, 1989. MacArthur Foundation Chicago fellow, 1988.