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Boyd, Thomas James Morrow was born on June 21, 1932 in Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Son of Thomas James and Isobel Cameron (Morrow) Boyd.
Boyd, Thomas James Morrow was born on June 21, 1932 in Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Son of Thomas James and Isobel Cameron (Morrow) Boyd.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Queens University, Belfast, Ireland, 1953. Bachelor in Mathematics, Queens University, Belfast, Ireland, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics, Queens University, Belfast, Ireland, 1957.
Research fellow University Birmingham, England, 1957-1959. Consultant in physics General dynamics corporation, San Diego, 1959-1960. Assistant professor University Maryland, College Park, 1960-1962.
Senior research associate Culham Laboratory United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham, England, 1962-1965. Senior lecturer University St. Andrews, Scotland, 1965-1968. Professor applied maths.and computation University Wales, Bangor, 1968-1982, dean of science, 1981-1985, professor theoretical physics, 1982-1990.
Professor physics University Essex, Colchester, England, 1990-1999. Member United Kingdom-Austrian Mixed Commission, London and Vienna, 1977-1986. Visiting professor University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1975, Indian Academy of Science, Delhi, 1980, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1987-1988, University Essex, Colchester, England, since 1999.
(Plasma Dynamics (Applications of Mathematics Series) by T...)
Fellow Institute Physics (chairman plasma group 1975-1977). Member American Physical Society, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Marguerite Bridget Snelson, September 5, 1959. Children: Rebecca Siobhan, Marguerite Isobel.