John P. Oliver
Born November 24, 1939 in New Rochelle, New York
Married, Barbara Kay McKenna, November 2, 1963; three children
Education
B. S Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 1962 (Physics)
M. A. University of California, Los Angeles, CA 1968 (Astronomy)
Ph. D. University of California, Los Angeles, CA 1974 (Astronomy)
Dissertation: "An Investigation of Eclipsing Binary Stars
Exhibiting Calcium II Emission", Ph. D. dissertation,
U.C.L.A. 1974, D. M. Popper, Supervisor
Professional Employment Record
Research Assistant, Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, CA June
1962-Aug. 1964
Member Technical Staff, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
Jan. 1965-June 1970
Acting Director, Pine Mountain Observatory, University of Oregon
May 1969-Aug. 1969
Research Assistant, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Sep. 1964-Sep. 1970
Assistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Florida Sep.
1970-Aug. 1977
Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Space Science and Technology Sep. 1988-1994
Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of Florida Sep.
1977-
Professional and Honorary Societies
International Astronomical Union, since 1972
American Astronomical Society, since 1963
Sigma Xi honorary society, since 1968
Research Grants
Co-Investigator on ten federal research grants including NASA
NAG-1-1218, "Analysis of Interplanetary Dust Experiment
from the Long Duration Exposure Facility", 1989-1993
and
"Clementine Orbital Meteoroid and Debris Counter", 1993-1994
Publication Record
Refereed Journals
Thirty papers over period from 1964 through 1993 including 18
papers on astronomical instruments and telescopes.
National Meetings
Twenty-six oral and poster presentations
Books
Editor or Author of five books
Author of chapters on astronomical instrumentation in eight books
John P. Oliver; write me at oliver@astro.ufl.edu or come see me on the web at http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~oliver