Timothy Killeen (academic)
| Timothy Laurence Killeen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 Cardiff, Wales |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Fields | Atomic and Molecular Physics |
| Institutions |
2015 - present President of the University of Illinois system 2012-2015 Vice Chancellor for Research and President of the Research Foundation at the State University of New York 2010-2012 Lyall Research Professor, University of Colorado Boulder 2008-2012 Assistant Director for the Geosciences at the National Science Foundation 2000-2008 Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Senior Scientist, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research 1997 – 2000 Associate Vice President for Research, University of Michigan; Director, Global Change Laboratory, University of Michigan 1993 – 1998 Director, Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan 1990 – 2000 Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan 1992 Visiting Senior Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 1987 – 1990 Associate Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan 1988 – 1992 Affiliate Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research 1984 – 1987 Associate Research Scientist, University of Michigan Summers 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 Visiting Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research 1979 – 1984 Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan 1978 - 1979 Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Michigan 1975 – 1978 Research Assistant, University College London |
| Alma mater |
B.Sc. Honors 1st Class (Physics), University College London, 1972 |
| Thesis | Interactions of low energy positrons in gaseous media |
| Notable awards |
2015 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2010 Honorary Doctorate of Sciences (DSc) honoris Causa, University College of London 2007 National Academy of Engineering 2006 NASA Achievement Award, Thermosphere-Ionosphere (TIMED) Spacecraft 1998 NASA Achievement Award, Polar Spacecraft 1985 NASA Achievement Award, Dynamics Explorer Spacecraft |
| Spouse | Roberta M. Johnson |
2015 - present President of the University of Illinois system
2012-2015 Vice Chancellor for Research and President of the Research Foundation at the State University of New York
2010-2012 Lyall Research Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
2008-2012 Assistant Director for the Geosciences at the National Science Foundation
2000-2008 Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Senior Scientist, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research
1997 – 2000 Associate Vice President for Research, University of Michigan; Director, Global Change Laboratory, University of Michigan
1993 – 1998 Director, Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan
1990 – 2000 Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan
1992 Visiting Senior Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
1987 – 1990 Associate Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan
1988 – 1992 Affiliate Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
1984 – 1987 Associate Research Scientist, University of Michigan
Summers 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 Visiting Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
1979 – 1984 Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan
1978 - 1979 Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Michigan
B.Sc. Honors 1st Class (Physics), University College London, 1972
2015 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2010 Honorary Doctorate of Sciences (DSc) honoris Causa, University College of London
2007 National Academy of Engineering
2006 NASA Achievement Award, Thermosphere-Ionosphere (TIMED) Spacecraft
1998 NASA Achievement Award, Polar Spacecraft
Timothy Laurence Killeen is a geophysicist space scientist, professor, and administrator. He took office as the President of the University of Illinois in 2015. He received a BSc in Physics in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Atomic and Molecular Physics from University College in London in 1975, earning his doctorate at the age of 23. He has been the Principal Investigator for many research projects for NASA, NSF, and the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Killeen has authored more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals, along with 300 other publications and papers. He has served on various White House committees and task forces and is a past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics.
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