Tom Devlin DPF Graduate Mentorship Award 2017 Tom

Tom Devlin DPF Graduate Mentorship Award 2017

Tom Devlin Academic Family Tree Ping Hu – 1990 Lucent Carol Hawk - 1995 DOE John Cruz – 1983 Raytheon Brenna Flaugher – 1989 FNAL Edward Miller - 1965 HEP Research UCSD Pricilla Cushman – 1985 Faculty - Minnesota Leslie Deck – 1981 Zygo Corp Brian Edelman – 1977 Visteon Asia Pacific Bruce Ryan - 1969 DEC Regina Rameika – 1981 FNAL Lindsay Schachinger – 1978 Consultant Walter Schimmerling – 1970 NASA Kirby Vosburgh – 1970 GE Research Division Paul Shepard – 1969 Faculty PITT Paul Boynton – 1967 Faculty University of Washington 16 Ph. D. Students Plus 8 others he mentored… Tom Diehl – Rutgers P. T. Cox – Michigan C. Dukes – Michigan Jay Dworkin – Michigan P. Border – Michigan Cat James - Minnesota B. Lundberg – Wisconsin Carol Wilkinson – Wisconsin Plus a PILE of Postdocs!

Advancing the Careers of Female Physicists “…in the 1970’s there were not many women in High Energy Physics. A notable exception was the E-8 group at Fermilab. I realized that when I joined that group, the demographics was playing a big role in my decision. I’m very glad that it did. Not only was it a fun, social group, it was an awesome learning environment. ” Gina Ramieka “What makes a working environment more welcoming to women? … the collaboration known as the Neutral Hyperon Group, of which Tom Devlin was a charter member, found a recipe which worked. ” Cat James “Tom was always puzzled why female graduate students elected to work with him. It was very unusual in the 70’s and 80 s and his male colleagues teased him by telling him that it was because he was “safe”. It drove him nuts!” Brenna Flaugher

“…we treasure his good humor, and especially his leadership in the Hyperon Group where everybody was invited to supper at his house in the Fermilab Village, and enough food was saved to feed the students who got off shift at 8: 00 PM. ” Tom Diehl “He treated everyone with respect and created an environment that encouraged collegial and professional behavior in everyone. Women and men were treated equally as were students, postdocs and senior faculty. ” Brenna Flaugher “Tom was my friend and mentor, as he was to many graduate students and post-docs at that time, including those who didn't usually work directly with him. ” Tom Diehl “Your positive attitude and hard work contributed greatly to all these experiments and made doing physics a lot of fun. ” Patrick Skubic “I think that I can safely say, that in addition to my parents and husband, there is not a single person who influenced the career that I have today more than Tom Devlin. ” Gina Ramieka

“You are a wonderful role model from whom I learn what qualities a professional physicist should possess. ” Kam-Biu Luk “Tom Devlin fostered a collaborative environment which made physics research more like an exciting and challenging game. Original ideas for new analyses or experimental techniques were dinner conversation, and no one was shut out. ” Prisca Cushman “It was like a family, and much of that family-style environment was due to Tom Devlin. ” Cat James “Tom…infused the hyperon group with the energy and cohesiveness that would provide training to a generation of graduate students and postdocs, and transform them into leaders in the field. ” Prisca Cushman