Background
Finn, John McMaster was born on January 8, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Louis and Frances (Jones) Finn.
Finn, John McMaster was born on January 8, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Louis and Frances (Jones) Finn.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1969; Master of Science in Math, U. Houston, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Maryland., 1974.
Postdoctoral research fellow, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1974-1976;
research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1976-1979;
research associate, Science Applications, Inc., McLean, Virginia, 1979-1981;
research scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1981-1983;
research associate, Laboratory for Plasma Research, U. Maryland., College Park, 1982-1985;
associate research scientist, Laboratory for Plasma Research, U. Maryland., College Park, 1985-1988;
senior research scientist, Laboratory for Plasma Research, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1988. Consultant plasma physics laboratory Princeton University, since 1982, Naval Research Laboratory, since 1983, Science Applications, Inc., McLean, since 1983. Collaborator Los Alamos (New Mexico) Laboratory.
Workshop presenter in field.
Fellow American Physical Society (division plasma physics), American Geophysical Union, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Agnes Schickel, October 22, 1977. Children: Pauline, John, Ryan, Madeline, William.