Donald Birx
| Donald Birx | |
|---|---|
| 15th President of Plymouth State University | |
| Assumed office July 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sara Jayne Steen | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Luther Birx Pennsylvania, U.S. | 
| Relatives | Deborah Birx (sister) | 
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BS) Miami University (MS, MBA) University of Dayton (PhD) | 
| Thesis | The design of a neural network that performs a complex mapping for phase sensitive detection and characterization of eddy current impedance plane data (1990) | 
| Doctoral advisor | Gary A. Thiele | 
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Physics | 
| Sub-discipline | Engineering physics Artificial intelligence | 
| Institutions | |
Donald Luther Birx is an American physicist and academic administrator serving as the 15th president of Plymouth State University. Prior to assuming office on July 31, 2015, Birx was an administrator at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Houston System, and the New Mexico State University.