Rate My Professor Thomas Parmley

Parmley's research focused on nuclear physics, including work at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory cyclotron in Berkeley, California, and projects with the Atomic Energy Commission and National Bureau of Standards. Notable publications include "The Radioactivities of Some High Mass Isotopes of Cobalt" in Physical Review (1949, co-authored with B. J. Moyer and R. C. Lilly) and "Apparatus for Teaching Physics: Lecture Demonstrations for the High School Science Teacher" in The Physics Teacher (1956). He founded the Academic Year Institute to prepare Utah high school science teachers and held the role of Radiological Chief for Utah Civil Defense for over a decade. Awards include an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Utah (1982) and designation as Centennial Professor (1996). His influence persists via the Thomas J. Parmley Scholarship Fund for physics undergraduates. Parmley exemplified dedication to physics education and research at the University of Utah.