Background
McDonald, Thomas Edwin was born on June 19, 1939 in Wapanucka, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Thomas Edwin and Rosamond Bell (Enoch) McDonald.
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Thomas Edwin McDonald
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Oklahoma, 1962; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Oklahoma, 1963; PhDEE, U. Colorado, 1969.
Career
Assistant professor electrical engineering, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1969-1970; planning engineer, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, Oklahoma City, 1970-1972; staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, since 1972; group leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1974-1980; program manager, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1980-1992; program manager Centurion program, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 1986-1990; deputy program director inertial confinement fusion program, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1990-1992; program coordinator mine detection and laser technical, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1992-1993; project manager, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 1993-1996; project leader high-speed electronic imaging technical development, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technology, since 1996. Adjunct Professor electrical engineering U. Oklahoma, 1970-1972. Consultant Los Alamos Technology Associations, since 1980, manager design section, 1980-1981.
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Membership
Board of directors, member United Church Los Alamos, since 1987 (chairman finance board), Chairman of the Board elders, 1992. Served to captain United States Army, 1963-1967. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman Los Alamos section), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Information Display, Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Los Alamos Gymnastics Club (treasurer, board directors 1980-1988), Rotary (secretary Los Alamos, president 1999), Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu.
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Married Myrna Kay Booth, September 10, 1961. Children: Stephen Thomas, Jennifer Kay, Sarah Lynn.
