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Michael P. Grace is an author, composer, and musician. He graduated with a degree in Computer Science from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in 1989.^[1]

He has authored a variety of songs, novels, short stories, and well as the co-author of several technical papers on ball lightning, an atmospheric electrical phenomenon. In the 1980s, he was in a variety of bands in the Los Angeles area as well as the composer of a variety songs. Some of the bands he was in were:

Vulture Culture (with Jeff Cohen)
Nuclear Health featuring Jackie O.
Disgrace with Dylan Bruno.

Early life

He is the son of composer Michael P. Grace ll and Corinne B. Grace. His uncle was J. Peter Grace, his great uncle was Michael P. Grace and his great grandfather was William Russell Grace, who were key figures at the W.R. Grace and Company.

Career

In 1992, Grace wrote his first novel A Tale of the Rich and Stupid: Death Trip 1992.^[2]

Physics

Michael P. Grace was the co-author of several technical papers on ball lightning, an atmospheric electrical phenomenon:

Ball lightning research papers
Title	Year
A plasma loudspeaker using a DC carbon arc in a modulated magnetic field^[3]	2001
A Simple Model of Ball Lightning^[4]	2003
An experimental study of ball lightning^[5]	2004
An experimental model of ball lighting^[6]	2004
An observation of synthetic ball lightning^[7]	2005
Ball Lightning in Zero Gravity^[8]	2005
Ball Lightning Project^[9]	2006

Personal life

His son is Sina Grace.

References

^ M. Grace - IEEE Xplore Author Profile
^ WebVoyage Record View 1 (loc.gov) Type of Work: Text Registration Number / Date: TXu000557947 / 1993-01-06 Title: A tale of the rich and stupid : Death trip 92. Description: Sheets. Copyright Claimant: Michael P. Grace 3rd, 1955- Date of Creation: 1992 Copyright Note: C.O. correspondence. Other Title: Death trip 92
^ I. Alexeff, M. Grace, E. Araya and J. A. D. Loria, "A plasma loudspeaker using a DC carbon arc in a modulated magnetic field," IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. PPPS-2001 Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001. 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (Cat. No.01CH37, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2001, pp. 490-, doi: 10.1109/PPPS.2001.961277. keywords: {Loudspeakers;Magnetic modulators;Atmospheric-pressure plasmas;Magnetic fields;Plasma waves;DC generators;Inductors;Magnetic circuits;Frequency response;Solids},
^ I. Alexeff, M. Thiyagarajan, S. Parameswaran and M. Grace, "A simple model of ball lightning," The 30th International Conference on Plasma Science, 2003. ICOPS 2003. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., Jeju, Korea (South), 2003, pp. 164-, doi: 10.1109/PLASMA.2003.1228614. keywords: {Lightning;Plasma properties;Plasma measurements;Magnetic levitation;Plasma temperature;Lattices;Plasma stability;Physics;Nuclear and plasma sciences;Magnetic moments},
^ I. Alexeff, S. M. Parameswaran, M. Thiyagarajan and M. Grace, "An experimental study of ball lightning," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 1378-1382, June 2004, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2004.828761. keywords: {Lightning;Plasma confinement;Atmospheric-pressure plasmas;Plasma waves;Transformers;Relays;Shock waves;Power supplies;Storms},
^ I. Alexeff, S. Parameswaran, M. Thiyagarajan and M. Grace, "An experimental model of ball lightning," The 31st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, 2004. ICOPS 2004. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., Baltimore, MD, USA, 2004, pp. 364-, doi: 10.1109/PLASMA.2004.1340100. keywords: {Lightning;Plasma temperature;Atmospheric-pressure plasmas;Plasma confinement;Plasma measurements;Power supplies;Atomic measurements;Digital cameras;Temperature measurement;Magnetic confinement},
^ I. Alexeff, S. Parameswaran, M. Thiayagrajan and M. Grace, "An observation of synthetic ball lightning," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 498-499, April 2005, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2005.845043. keywords: {Lightning;Plasma confinement;Plasma measurements;Plasma temperature;Atmospheric-pressure plasmas;Loss measurement;Energy loss;Power supplies;Energy measurement;Electric variables measurement;Arc discharges;ball lightning;lightning;plasma confinement;plasma lifetime;plasma scaling;spheres},
^ M. Grace, J. Dhanraj, E. P. Michael, M. Thiyagarajan, S. Parameswaran and I. Alexeff, "Ball Lightning in Zero Gravity," IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. 2005 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Monterey, CA, USA, 2005, pp. 200-200, doi: 10.1109/PLASMA.2005.359228. keywords: {Lightning;Gravity;Plasma waves;Electric shock;Shock waves;Transformers;Cameras;Space technology;Atmospheric modeling;Electron tubes},
^ I. Alexeff, M. Grace, E. P. Pradeep and S. Parameswaran, "Ball lightning project," The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, 2006. ICOPS 2006. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., Traverse City, MI, USA, 2006, pp. 1-1, doi: 10.1109/PLASMA.2006.1706873. keywords: {Lightning;Cameras;Image storage;Plasmas;USA Councils;Laboratories;Delay effects;Phosphors;Testing;Light sources},

[1] M. Grace - IEEE Xplore Author Profile

[2] WebVoyage Record View 1 (loc.gov) Type of Work: Text Registration Number / Date: TXu000557947 / 1993-01-06 Title: A tale of the rich and stupid : Death trip 92. Description: Sheets. Copyright Claimant: Michael P. Grace 3rd, 1955- Date of Creation: 1992 Copyright Note: C.O. correspondence. Other Title: Death trip 92

[3] I. Alexeff, M. Grace, E. Araya and J. A. D. Loria, "A plasma loudspeaker using a DC carbon arc in a modulated magnetic field," IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. PPPS-2001 Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001. 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (Cat. No.01CH37, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2001, pp. 490-, doi: 10.1109/PPPS.2001.961277. keywords: {Loudspeakers;Magnetic modulators;Atmospheric-pressure plasmas;Magnetic fields;Plasma waves;DC generators;Inductors;Magnetic circuits;Frequency response;Solids},

[4] I. Alexeff, M. Thiyagarajan, S. Parameswaran and M. Grace, "A simple model of ball lightning," The 30th International Conference on Plasma Science, 2003. ICOPS 2003. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., Jeju, Korea (South), 2003, pp. 164-, doi: 10.1109/PLASMA.2003.1228614. keywords: {Lightning;Plasma properties;Plasma measurements;Magnetic levitation;Plasma temperature;Lattices;Plasma stability;Physics;Nuclear and plasma sciences;Magnetic moments},

[5] I. Alexeff, S. M. Parameswaran, M. Thiyagarajan and M. Grace, "An experimental study of ball lightning," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 1378-1382, June 2004, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2004.828761. keywords: {Lightning;Plasma confinement;Atmospheric-pressure plasmas;Plasma waves;Transformers;Relays;Shock waves;Power supplies;Storms},

[6] I. Alexeff, S. Parameswaran, M. Thiyagarajan and M. Grace, "An experimental model of ball lightning," The 31st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, 2004. ICOPS 2004. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., Baltimore, MD, USA, 2004, pp. 364-, doi: 10.1109/PLASMA.2004.1340100. keywords: {Lightning;Plasma temperature;Atmospheric-pressure plasmas;Plasma confinement;Plasma measurements;Power supplies;Atomic measurements;Digital cameras;Temperature measurement;Magnetic confinement},

[7] I. Alexeff, S. Parameswaran, M. Thiayagrajan and M. Grace, "An observation of synthetic ball lightning," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 498-499, April 2005, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2005.845043. keywords: {Lightning;Plasma confinement;Plasma measurements;Plasma temperature;Atmospheric-pressure plasmas;Loss measurement;Energy loss;Power supplies;Energy measurement;Electric variables measurement;Arc discharges;ball lightning;lightning;plasma confinement;plasma lifetime;plasma scaling;spheres},

[8] M. Grace, J. Dhanraj, E. P. Michael, M. Thiyagarajan, S. Parameswaran and I. Alexeff, "Ball Lightning in Zero Gravity," IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. 2005 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Monterey, CA, USA, 2005, pp. 200-200, doi: 10.1109/PLASMA.2005.359228. keywords: {Lightning;Gravity;Plasma waves;Electric shock;Shock waves;Transformers;Cameras;Space technology;Atmospheric modeling;Electron tubes},

[9] I. Alexeff, M. Grace, E. P. Pradeep and S. Parameswaran, "Ball lightning project," The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, 2006. ICOPS 2006. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., Traverse City, MI, USA, 2006, pp. 1-1, doi: 10.1109/PLASMA.2006.1706873. keywords: {Lightning;Cameras;Image storage;Plasmas;USA Councils;Laboratories;Delay effects;Phosphors;Testing;Light sources},

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