Background
Gilmer, Thomas Edward was born on March 4, 1925 in Draper, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Edward and Betty (Winston) Gilmer.
physicist educational administrator
Gilmer, Thomas Edward was born on March 4, 1925 in Draper, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Edward and Betty (Winston) Gilmer.
Bachelor of Science, Hampden-Sydney (Virginia) College, 1948; Master of Science, U. North Carolina, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1956.
Instructor, Kentucky Military Institute, Lyndon, 1948-1950; senior science, Experiment, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1955-1958; associate professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1958-1962; professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, since 1962; head physics department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1982-1989; associate dean arts and science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1969-1978. Senior scientist Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado, 1978-1979.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Physical Society, Southeast Section American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Nelzena Sullivan, April 20, 1951. Children: Thomas Edward III, John Walker, Deborah Holland, Margaret Painter, Robert Sullivan.
