James Edgar Parks

Background

Parks, James Edgar was born on January 12, 1939 in Morganton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Edgar and Ada Conley (Wakefield) Parks.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Berea (Kentucky) College, 1961; Master of Science in Physics, U. Tennessee, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Kentucky, 1970.

Career

Instructor, Berea College, 1964-1966; graduate assistant, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1966-1970; professor physics, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, 1970-1981; technical director, Atom Sciences, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1981-1988; director institute resonance ionization spectroscopy, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1988-1993; director undergraduate laboratories Department Physics, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1993.

Achievements

• James Edgar Parks has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Barbara Frances Catron, September 15, 1962. Children: Sharon Kaye, James Edgar II, Kermit Hunter, Christine Carol.

Father:

Thomas Edgar Parks

Mother:

Ada Conley (Wakefield) Parks

Spouse:

Barbara Frances Catron

child:

James Edgar II Parks

child:

Kermit Hunter Parks

child:

Christine Carol Parks

child:

Sharon Kaye Parks