Background
Meek, Thomas Thornton was born on December 26, 1944 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Wilbur Thornton and Elaine Margaret (Capps) Meek.
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Thomas Thornton Meek
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Thomas Thornton Meek, American Materials scientist, educator, consultant. Achievements include patents in the field of ceramic glass ceramic seal, method for heat treating and sintering metal oxides with microwave radiation, dispersion strengthened copper by microwave heating, joining of thermoplastic substrates, others Kaiser fellow, 1967-1969, Carruthers fellow, 1972-1973, Orton fellow, 1973-1974.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Louisiana Technology U., 1966; Master of Science in Ceramic Engineering, University Missouri, Rolla, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Ceramic Engineering, Ohio State University, 1977.
Career
Development engineer, Western Elec. Company, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1969-1971;
staff member, Westinghouse Elec. Company, Churchill, Pennsylvania, 1977-1981;
staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1981-1985;
section leader advanced materials processing, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1985-1986;
associate professor material science and engineering, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1986.
Consultant Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, since 1986. Lecturer in field.
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Membership
Teacher Sunday school Trinity Bible Church, Los Alamos. Tutor science and chemistry Hilltop Christian Academy. Past board of trustees Faith Cmty.
ChristianSch.; participant Royal Rangers. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Ceramic Society, Keramos, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi.
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Married Dawn Frances Reppert, June 19, 1971. Children: Heather Dawn, Renee Mara, Eric Thornton.
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Political Party
Republican