Background
Porkolab, Miklos was born on March 24, 1939 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Tivadar Ferenc and Piroska (Joachim) Porkolab. came to the United States, 1963.
Porkolab, Miklos was born on March 24, 1939 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Tivadar Ferenc and Piroska (Joachim) Porkolab. came to the United States, 1963.
Bachelor of Science, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1967.
Member research staff, Princeton (New Jersey) Plasma Physics Laboratory, 1967-1971; research physicist, Princeton (New Jersey) Plasma Physics Laboratory, 1971-1974; senior research physicist, lecturer, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and University, 1974-1975; professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1977; associate director Plasma Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1991. Consultant General Atomics, San Diego, since 1987, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, since 1978. Consultant numerous organizations, 1971-1989.
Fellow American Physical Society (award for excellence for plasma research 1984). Member International Unon of Pure and Applied Physics.