Background
Griffy, Thomas Alan was born on December 16, 1936 in Oklahoma City. Son of Judson H. and Dicie (Johnston) Griffy.
Griffy, Thomas Alan was born on December 16, 1936 in Oklahoma City. Son of Judson H. and Dicie (Johnston) Griffy.
Bachelor, Rice University, 1959. Master of Arts, Rice University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Rice University, 1961.
Assistant professor physics, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1961-1962; research associate, High Energy Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, California, 1962-1965; associate professor physics, University Texas, Austin, 1965-1968; professor, University Texas, Austin, since 1968; department chairman, University Texas, Austin, 1974-1984; associate dean graduate school, University Texas, Austin, 1970-1973, 96-.
Fellow: American Physical Society.
Married Peggy Lynn Walker, June 6, 1958. Children— David, Alan, Marjorie.