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O'Neil, Thomas Michael was born on September 2, 1940 in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States.
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Thomas Michael O'Neil
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Thomas Michael O'Neil, American Physicist, educator. Achievements include research in theoretical plasma physics with emphasis on nonlinear effects in plasmas and on non-neutral plasmas. Alfred P. Sloan fellow, 1971; recipient Distinguished Alumnus award School Natural Science CSULB, 1985, Alumni Distinguished Tchg. award University of California, San Diego, 1996.
Education
Bachelor of Science, California State University, Long Beach, 1962; Master of Science, University of California, San Diego, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, San Diego, 1965.
Career
Research physicist, General Atomic, 1965-1967; professor physics, University of California, San Diego, since 1967. Member of advisory board Institute Fusion Studies, 1980-1983, Institute Theoretical Physics, 1983-1986.
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Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (award for excellence in plasma physics 1991, James Clerk Maxwell prize 1996).
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Married; 1 child.
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Alfred P. Sloan fellow, 1971. Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award School Natural Science CSULB, 1985, Alumni Distinguished Tchg. award University of California, San Diego, 1996.Alfred P. Sloan fellow, 1971. Recipient Distinguished Alumnus award School Natural Science CSULB, 1985, Alumni Distinguished Tchg. award University of California, San Diego, 1996.