McGrath holds four degrees; three are from Pennsylvania State University, including a 1972 B.S. (Honors) in engineering sciences, a 1974 M.S. in physics, and a 1975 M.A. in mathematics. He also holds a 1980 Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in nuclear science and engineering.[4][5][6]
From 1980 to 1984, McGrath was a visiting summer research scientist, specializing in fusion power, at Argonne National Laboratory.[4] From July 1984 to February 1998, McGrath was a division manager, research and development program manager, and research scientist at Sandia National Laboratories.[4]
From November 1996 to June 2004, he was a professor of engineering science. Since July 2004, McGrath has been an adjunct professor of engineering science.
Administrator
From September 1998 to June 2004, McGrath was the Associate Vice President for Research, Director of Strategic & Interdisciplinary Initiatives, and Director of the Marine Corps Research University at Penn State University.[4]
From July 2004 to July 2008 he was the Senior Vice President for Research at The Ohio State University.[7]
In October 2014, he accepted a position as senior vice president in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research at Georgia Tech. In this role, he was responsible for developing major research partnerships for Georgia Tech, in particular with the United States Department of Energy national laboratories.[1]
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