Background
Parker, Michael Andrew was born on October 1, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Andrew Stanley and Elizabeth Rose Parker.
Parker, Michael Andrew was born on October 1, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Andrew Stanley and Elizabeth Rose Parker.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1974; Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science, Stanford University, 1988.
Research assistant, Metallurgical Department IIT, Chicago, 1975-1977; staff engineer, Systems Products division International Business Machines Corporation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1977-1982; International Business Machines Corporation resident study fellow, Materials Science department Stanford (California) U., 1982-1988; advisory scientist, Advanced Storage and Retrieval, San Jose, California, since 1986.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Magnetics Society, American Institute Metallurgical Engineers, American Physical Society, Materials Research Society (award 1985), Electron Microscopy Society American.
Married Mary EllenDonahue, June 19, 1982. Children: Andrew Walter, Thaddeus Joseph.