Background
McGill, Thomas Conley was born on March 20, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Conley and Susie Elizabeth (Collins) McGill.
McGill, Thomas Conley was born on March 20, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Conley and Susie Elizabeth (Collins) McGill.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Lamar State College, 1963; Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Lamar State College, 1964; Master of Electrical Engineering, California Institute Technology, 1965; Philosophy Doctor, California Institute Technology, 1969.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral fellow, U. Bristol, England, 1969-1970;
National Research Council postdoctoral fellow, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1970-1971;
from assistant to associate professor applied physics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1971-1977;
professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1977-1985;
Fletcher Jones professor applied physics, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1985. Consultant United Technologies Corporation, since 1988, Advance Projcets Agency/Defense Science Research Council, Arlington, Virginia, since 1979. Chief Naval Operations Executive Panel, since 1995;member Semiconductor Technology Council, since 1995.
Advisory board Sematech U., since 1992.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Vacuum Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Toby Elizabeth Cone, December 27, 1966. Children: Angela Elizabeth, Sara Elizabeth.