About Dr. Wangler
Dr. Thomas Wangler, an MSU alumnus, received his Ph.D. in Physics with a minor in Astronomy at University of Wisconsin. He worked at Brookhaven and Argonne National Laboratories, before becoming a staff member and a Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. In 2007 he joined the faculty at Michigan State University as Professor of Physics at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy. At present he is an Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University and an Affiliate Scientist and Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has worked in the accelerator field for more than 30 years, conducting beam-physics research associated with large and small accelerator projects. His main focus is on the physics and design of ion linear accelerators and on the physics of high-current and high-brightness beams. He has developed design methods for high-current radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) linacs, proton-linac designs for normal-conducting and superconducting linacs, and has carried out theoretical research on emittance growth in space-charge dominated beams. He has also carried out experimental and theoretical research on beam-halo formation.
He has published the text book Principles of RF Linear Accelerators, WILEY-VCH, published the article Linear Accelerators in the Encyclopedia of Physics Series, and also co-edited High Current, High Brightness, and High Duty Factor Ion Injectors. He has taught many courses throughout the years at Duke, Harvard, MIT, Cornell and MSU among others. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was awarded the honor of Outstanding Referee of the American Physical Society.