Bachelor of Science in Astronomy from the
California Institute of Technology, 1967;
Ph.D. in
physics from the University of California, San Diego, 1972; Project Assistant,
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973-1974; Assistant
Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974-1980;
Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1980-1986; Payload Specialist,
NASA/University
of Wisconsin-Madison, July 1984 - December 1990; Professor, Washburn
Observatory, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986-present; Director, Space
Astronomy Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996-present; served as backup
for
STS-61E,
STS-35.
