Miklos Porkolab
- Born: March 24, 1939 (Budapest, Hungary)
Education
- 1963: BSc, University of British Columbia
- 1964: MS, Stanford University
- 1967: PhD, Stanford University (Applied Physics)
Major Positions
Other Positions
- 1975–1975: University of Colorado, Boulder, Visiting Professor
- 1976–1976: Max Planck Institute, Garching, Visiting Scientist
- 1991–2001: Physics Letters A, Editor
- 1995–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1970–1977: Consultant, Bell Laboratories
- 1978–1980: Consultant, United Technologies
- 1978–1992: Consultant, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- 1987–1989: Consultant, Spire Corporation
- 1991–1997: United States Delegate for Plasma Physics, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
- 1992–1995: Member, Subpanel on Plasma Science, National Research Council
- 1999–1999: Chair, Plasma Physics Division, American Physical Society
Selected Awards and Honors