Thomas William Louis Sanford

Background

Sanford, Thomas William Louis was born on January 24, 1943 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of F. Bruce and Wilma Louise (Steinhauser) Sanford.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, U. Washington, 1965; Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Washington, 1965; Master of Arts in Physics, Columbia University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Columbia University, 1973.

Career

Research associate, Rutherford Laboratory, Harwell, England, 1972-1974; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1974-1975; research associate, New York University, New York City, 1975-1978; research associate, Max-Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany, 1978-1981; staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1981-1982; senior member technical staff, Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, 1982-1990; distinguished member technical staff, Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, since 1990. Research associate European Organization of Nuclear Research, GEneva, 1974-1975, 78-81.

Achievements

• Achievements include development novel diodes to control world's most powerful 20 MeV electron beam enabling generation of useful radiation fields. Showed that the beam could be transported with stability over long distances for efficient energy transport.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, New York Academy Sciences.

Connections

Married Joanne Marie Cicala, January 23, 1969.

Father:

F. Bruce Sanford

Mother:

Wilma Louise (Steinhauser) Sanford

Spouse:

Joanne Marie Cicala