| Education: |
| 1966 |
B.A., Physics with distinction |
University of California, Berkeley |
| 1998 |
Ph.D., Physics |
University of California, Berkeley
(Professor Kinsey A. Anderson, advisor) |
| Career Summary: |
| 1970-1972 |
Assistant Research Physicist, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1972-1975 |
Research Physicist, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiale fellowship, Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements (C.E.S.R.), University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France |
| 1975-1978 |
Visiting Associate Professor, C.E.S.R., University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France |
| 1978-1987 |
Research Physicist (Director of Research), French National Research Center, C.E.S.R., University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France |
| 1987- |
Research Physicist, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1987-1989 |
Senior Fellow, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1989- |
Senior Space Fellow, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley |
| Selected Appointments and Professional Committee Service: |
| 1977-1987 |
Astrophysics Group Leader, C.E.S.R., University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France |
| 1986- |
Editorial Board, Astrophysical Letters and Communications (formerly Astrophysical Letters) |
| 1987-1990 |
NASA Ad Hoc Mars Observer Gamma Burst Capability Advisory Panel |
| 1989 |
National Academy of Sciences delegation to the bilateral US-USSR Workshop on High Energy Astrophysics |
| 1989 |
NASA CASES (Control, Astrophysics, and Structures Experiment in Space) Science Advisory Group |
| 1991-1994 |
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center Users Group |
| 1991-1994 |
Gamma Ray Observatory Users Group |
| 1994-2001 |
Chair, Gamma Ray Observatory Users Group |
| 1991-1994 |
NASA High Energy Astrophysics Management Operations Working Group |
| 1994-1997 |
Secretary/Treasurer, High Energy Astrophysics Division of the AAS |
| 1995- |
Gamma Ray Astronomy Program Working Group |
| Other Activities: |
| 1979- |
Scientific Organizing Committees and/or Proceedings Editor: |
| 1979 |
Symposium and Workshop on Cosmic Gamma Ray Bursts, Toulouse, France |
| 1982 |
24th COSPAR: Gamma Ray Astronomy in Perspective of Future Experiments, Ottawa, Canada |
| 1983 |
High Energy Transients in Astrophysics, Santa Cruz, CA |
| 1984 |
Workshop on Gamma Ray Bursts, Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
| 1986 |
26th COSPAR: Symposium on Gamma Ray Bursts and New Results on Gamma Rays in the Galaxy, Toulouse, France |
| 1987 |
COSPAR/IAU Symposium on the Physics of Compact Objects: Theory vs. Observations, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1988 |
27th COSPAR: Symposium on Advances and Perspectives in X-ray and Gamma Ray Astronomy, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1990 |
Los Alamos Workshop on Gamma Ray Bursts, Taos, NM |
| 1993 |
Second Huntsville Gamma Ray Burst Workshop |
| 1995 |
High Velocity Neutron Stars and Gamma Ray Bursts, San Diego, CA |
| 1996 |
31st COSPAR: Gamma Ray Bursts |
| 1997 |
4th Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Symposium |
| 1998 |
Small Missions for Energetic Astrophysics, Los Alamos, NM |
| 1998 |
5th Compton Symposium, Portsmouth, NH |
| 2001 |
Gamma Ray Burst and Afterglow Astronomy, Woods Hole, MA |
| 2001 |
Gamma Ray Astrophysics 2001, Baltimore, MD |
| 2002 |
31st COSPAR, Gamma Ray Burst Afterglow Physics, Houston, TX |
| 1982 |
Consultant, Schlumberger-Enertec Corp., Paris |
| 1986 |
Consultant, European Space Agency |
| 2000 |
Consultant, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Interviews: |
| 1980 |
British Broadcasting Corporation, "Cosmic Gamma Ray Bursts" |
| 1980 |
British Broadcasting Corporation, "X-Rays from Jupiter" |
| 1983 |
National Geographic, "The Universe," June issue |
| 1983 |
Time, "Nature's Own H-Bombs," August 15 issue |
| 1998 |
NASA Science Update (televised), October |
| 1999 |
Joint UC/Stanford press release (subject: ionospheric disturbance caused by a burst from a soft gamma repeater) |
| 2000 |
Participant, NASA's QUEST Web Chat (subject: cosmic gamma-ray bursts), September |
| 2000 |
Press conference, Italian press corps, in conjunction with UC Berkeley press release, November |
| 2000 |
Interview, German radio (subject: cosmic gamma-ray bursts), November |
| 2001 |
Interview, BBC Horizons program (subject: cosmic gamma-ray bursts), March |
