Background
Rynn, Nathan was born on December 2, 1923 in New York City. Son of Meyer and Rose (Wolkerwiczer) Rynkowsky.
Rynn, Nathan was born on December 2, 1923 in New York City. Son of Meyer and Rose (Wolkerwiczer) Rynkowsky.
Children by previous marriage: Jonathan, Margaret, David. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, City College of New York, 1944. Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1956.
Research engineer, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, 1947-1952. Research assistant Stanford University, 1952-1956, research associate, 1958.
Member technical staff Ramo-Woolridge, Los Angeles, 1956-1957. Supervisor Huggins laboratories, Menlo Park, California, 1957-1958.
Research staff physicist Princeton University, 1958-1965.
Professor physics University of California-Irvine, 1965-1994, professor physics emeritus, research professor physics, 1994. Visiting professor Ecole Polytechnique Federal of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1984-1990, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, and other European university and laboratories, 1973-1980. Industrial science advisor/consultant, 1964.
Committee member Plasma Science Committee National Research Council.
Research engineer Radio Corporation of America Laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1947-1952. Research assistant Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1952-1956, research associate, 1958. Member technical staff Ramo-Woolridge, Los Angeles, 1956-1957.
Supervisor Huggins Laboratories, Menlo Park, California, 1957-1958. Research staff physicist Princeton University, 1958-1965. Professor physics University California-Irvine, 1965-1994, professor physics emeritus, research professor physics, since 1994.
Visiting professor Ecole Polytechnique Federal of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1984-1990, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, and other European university and laboratories, 1973-1980. Industrial science advisor/consultant, since 1964. Committee member Plasma Science Committee National Research Council.
Founder and leader plasma physics research facility (the Q-Machine).
With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Sigma Xi.
Married Glenda Brown, June 24, 1989. Children by previous marriage: Jonathan, Margaret, David.