William Eckel Drummond

Background

Drummond, William Eckel was born on September 18, 1927 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of James Edgar and Blanche (Black) Drummond.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Stanford University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Stanford University, 1958.

Career

Physicist, UCRL radiation lab, Livermore, California, 1954; physicist, Stanford (California) Research Institute, 1955-1958; principal scientist, Avco Manufacturing Company, Everett, Massachusetts, 1958-1959; physicist, General Atomic, San Diego, 1959-1965; director fusion research center, University Texas, Austin, 1966-1993; professor physics, University Texas, Austin, since 1965. Lecturer Stanford University, 1955. Director plasma turbulance laboratory General Atomic, 1961-1965.

Chairman Austin Research Associations, 1967-1989.

Achievements

• William Eckel Drummond has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Fellow American Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocation: tennis.

Connections

Married Stephanie Jones, November 28, 1953. Children: Ellen, William E. Junior, Robin.

Father:

James Edgar Drummond

Mother:

Blanche (Black) Drummond

Spouse:

Stephanie Jones

child:

Ellen Drummond

child:

Robin Drummond

child:

William E. Junior Drummond