Background
Tinker, Michael Loyd was born on November 27, 1959 in Higdon, Alabama, United States. Son of J.G. and Janila Deloris (Turner) Tinker.
Tinker, Michael Loyd was born on November 27, 1959 in Higdon, Alabama, United States. Son of J.G. and Janila Deloris (Turner) Tinker.
AS, Northeast Alabama College, Rainsville, 1980. Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University, 1983. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University, 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University, 1989.
Aerospace technologist National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, since 1989. Graduate research assistant, graduate teaching assistant Auburn (Alabama) University, 1983-1989. Summer research engineer Calspan Corporation, Arnold Air Force Station, Tennessee, 1985-1987.
Adjunct associate professor mechanical engineering and materials science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1999-2001.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate fellow, vice chair Structural Dynamics Technology Committee 2000-2002, chair, 2002-2004, general chair, 2000, program chair, 1996, Dynamics Specialists Conference, Adaptive Structures Technology Committee 1998-2001).
Married Regina Kay Buchanan, May 20, 1989. Children: Nathan, Joel, Jodie.