Donald Luther Birx is an American physicist and academic administrator serving as the 15th president of Plymouth State University.
His brother, Daniel "Danny" Birx, died in a plane crash in 2000.
[1] Birx earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering physics from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Science in physics and Master of Business Administration from Miami University, and a PhD in electrical engineering and artificial intelligence from the University of Dayton.
[2][3] Birx began his career at Systems Research Laboratories, Inc., where he was a senior research scientist, principal investigator, and general manager of the intelligent systems division.
[5] In May 2015 trustees of the University System of New Hampshire announced that Birx had been selected to serve as the 15th president of Plymouth State University, succeeding Sara Jayne Steen.