James Drake
Education
Major Positions
- 1975–1976: University of California, Los Angeles, Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 1975–1978: University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Research Physicist
- 1978–1979: University of Maryland, Research Associate
- 1979–1985: University of Maryland, Senior Research Associate
- 1985–1987: University of Maryland, Senior Research Scientist
- 1987–1990: University of Maryland, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1990–present: University of Maryland, Professor of Physics, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics
Other Positions
- 1994–1995: Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Humboldt Fellow
- 1995–1997: University Fusion Association, President
- 2000–2002: University of Maryland, Interim Director, Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1981–1983: Member, Executive Committee, Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference
- 1981–1983: Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Physics
- 1985–1987: Member, Executive Committee, Division of Plasma Physics, American Physical Society
- 1986–1988: Member, Executive Committee, Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference
- 1992–1998: Member, Executive Committee, University Fusion Association
- 1993–1996: Member, Executive Committee, Division of Plasma Physics, American Physical Society
- 1995–1995: Member, Review Panel on Space Physics Theory Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1999–2000: Chair, Division of Plasma Physics, American Physical Society
- 1999–2000: Member, Review Panel on the Fusion Energy Sciences Program, National Academy of Sciences
- 1999–2001: Member, Plasma Science Committee, National Research Council
- 1999–present: Member, Advisory Committee, Plasma Science Advanced Computing Initiative, United States Department of Energy
- 2000–2002: Member, Theory, Modeling and Data Exploration Panel, Decadal Survey of Space and Solar Physics, National Research Council
- 2000–2004: Member, Committee on Space and Solar Physics, National Research Council
- 2003–2006: Member, Council, American Physical Society
- 2005–2006: Member, Executive Board, American Physical Society
- 2005–present: Member, Executive Committee, University Fusion Associates
- 2008–present: Member, Panel on Public Affairs, American Physical Society
Selected Awards and Honors
