Norbert Thonnard

Background

Thonnard, Norbert was born on January 22, 1943 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Ernst and Constanza (Marotti) Thonnard. came to the United States, 1958.

Education

Bachelor, Florida State University, 1964; Master of Science, U. Kentucky, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kentucky, 1971.

Career

Project physicist, United States Army Engineer R & D laboratories, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1964-1966; teaching and research assistant department physics, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1966-1970; Carnegie fellow department Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, District of Columbia, 1970-1972; staff associate, Carnegie Institution of Washington, District of Columbia, 1972-1974; staff member, Carnegie Institution of Washington, District of Columbia, 1974-1983; director technical, Atom Sciences, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1983-1985; vice president for R & D, Atom Sciences, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1985-1989; director Institute for Rare Isotope Measurements, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1993; professor physics and geology, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1993. Consultant Battelle Pacific N.W. laboratories, Richland, Washington, 1972-1975. Member user's committee National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1978-1981.

Visiting scientist Kapteyn Laboratory, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1982. Board directors Atom Sciences, Inc., Oak Ridge, since 1989. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Norbert Thonnard has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American Troop 319, Olney, Maryland., 1976-1980. Chapell committee St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Oak Ridge, 1992-1993. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union, American Geophysical Union, Meteoritical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Roslyn Dee Oglesby, April 19, 1964. Children: Stefan, Paul, Janeen, Deanna.

Father:

Ernst Thonnard

Mother:

Constanza (Marotti) Thonnard

Spouse:

Roslyn Dee Oglesby

child:

Deanna Thonnard

child:

Janeen Thonnard

child:

Paul Thonnard

child:

Stefan Thonnard