Background
Parkinson, Thomas Franklin was born on February 22, 1925 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of William Walker and Martha Wylie (Moffatt) Parkinson.
consultant nuclear engineering educator
Parkinson, Thomas Franklin was born on February 22, 1925 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of William Walker and Martha Wylie (Moffatt) Parkinson.
1 child, Martha Parkinson Craddock. Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Auburn University, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Virginia, 1953.
Research physicist E.I. duPont de Nemours, Aiken, South Carolina, 1952—1960. Professor nuclear engineering University Florida, Gainesville, 1960—1968. Professor, chairman nuclear engineering University Missouri, Columbia, 1968—1975, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1975—1990, director nuclear reactor laboratory, 1975—1984.
Consultant Virginia Power Company, Richmond, 1985—1990, professor emeritus nuclear engineering, 1990. Consultant Westinghouse Savannah River Company, since 1990. Board directors Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness, since 1993.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945. Fulbright-Hays fellow, 1967-1968, Paul Harris fellowship Fellow American Nuclear Society.
Member American Nuclear Society (chairman Virginia section 1983-1984, Executive Committee reactor operations division 1987-1990, board directors San River section 1992-1993), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau BetaPi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Lodge: Rotary.
Married Helen Fay Chapman, April 3, 1948. 1 child Martha Parkinson Craddock.