Timothy L. Killeen
Timothy L. Killeen | |
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Killeen in 2015 | |
| 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 72–73) 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. 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. Killeen has authored more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as more than 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.