Tim Killeen | |
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20th President of the University of Illinois System | |
Assumed office 18 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Robert A. Easter |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy Laurence Killeen 1952 (age 71–72) Cardiff, Wales |
Spouse | Roberta Johnson |
Children | 5 |
Education | University College London (BS, PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Atmospheric and space sciences Atomic and molecular physics Geoscience |
Institutions | University of Michigan University of Colorado, Boulder National Science Foundation State University of New York University of Illinois System |
Thesis | Positron Collisions in Gaseous Media (1975) |
Timothy Laurence Killeen (born 1952) is a British and American geophysicist, space physicist, professor, and university administrator.[1] Killeen took office as the president of the University of Illinois system in 2015. He has been the principal investigator on research projects for NASA and the National Science Foundation.[2] Killeen has authored more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as more than 300 other publications and papers.[3] He has served on various White House committees and task forces[4] and is a past editor-in-chief of the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics.[5][6]