Background
Parnell, Thomas Alfred was born on November 24, 1931 in Lumberton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Johnathan Alfred and Lula Beale (Lashley) Parnell.
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Thomas Alfred Parnell
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Thomas Alfred Parnell, American Physicist. Recipient Exceptional Science Achievement medal, Outstanding Leadership medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Antarctic Svc. medal. Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1991. Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. North Carolina, 1954; Master of Science in Physics, U. North Carolina, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. North Carolina, 1965.
Career
Research adjunct, department physics, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1962-1965; operations analyst, United States Air Force Europe, Wiesbaden, West Germany, 1965-1966; assistant professor physics, Marshall U., Huntington, West Virginia, 1966-1967; physicist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1978-1999; chief astrophysics branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Marshall Space Flight Center, 1969-1999; member graduate faculty, U. Alabama, Huntsville.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1991. Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Elizabeth G. Brite, June 4, 1955. Children: Marc Thomas, Gina Annual.
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Recipient Exceptional Science Achievement medal, Outstanding Leadership medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Antarctic Svc. medal.Recipient Exceptional Science Achievement medal, Outstanding Leadership medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Antarctic Svc. medal.