Dr. Yoji Kondo
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Birth Date: 1933 May 26
Birth Place: Hitachi, Japan
Citizenship: U.S.A.
| Address: |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
U.S.A. |
| Home Address: |
11741 Morningmist Lane
Columbia, MD 21044
U.S.A. |
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 1965
M.S. in astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 1963
Entered University of Pennsylvania, 1961
B.A., Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 1958
POSITIONS HELD:
1995- Special Advisor to NASA Administrator
1982-87 NASA Project Scientist, International Ultraviolet Explorer
(IUE) Satellite
1988- NASA Project Scientist, Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE)
Satellite
1978- Astrophysicist, Goddard Space Flight Center
1969-77 Head, Astrophysics Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center
1968-77 Astronomer, NASA Johnson Space Center
1965-68 National Academy of Sciences - NRC Research Fellow, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
1965 Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Concurrent Appointments:
1996- Professor, adjunct appointment, Catholic University of
America
1995 Visiting Professor, University of La Plata
1994-1995 Senior Visiting Fellow, Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science (ISAS), Japan
1989- Professor, adjunct, George Mason University
1978-88 Professor in Astronomy & Astrophysics, adjunct, University
of Pennsylvania
1983 Visiting Professor, ISAS
1981-82 Consultant to Director of Astrophysics Division NASA
Headquarters
1972-77 Professor in Physics & Astronomy, adjunct, University
of Oklahoma
1974-77 Professor in Physics, adjunct, University of Houston
1971-72 Associate Professor in Physics & Astronomy, adjunct,
University of Oklahoma
1968-74 Adjunct Graduate Faculty, University of Houston
Journal Editorships:
1979- Editor, Comments
on Astrophysics
1992- Consultant to
Editor, Earth Space Research
1993-1998 Editor, Astrophysics & Space
Science
1995-1997 Advisory Editor, Publ. Astron. Soc.
Pacific
1974-79 Editor, Earth & Extraterrestrial
Sciences
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
Member, International Astronomical Union (IAU).
1994-97 President, IAU Division
on Variable Stars
1991-94 President, IAU Commission
42 - Close Binary Stars
1988-91 Vice President, IAU Commission
42
1985-88 President, IAU Commission
44 - Astronomy from Space
1982-85 Vice President, IAU Commission
44
Member, American Astronomical Society (AAS).
1989-92 AAS Representative on U.S.
National Academy of Sciences Committee for IAU
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
1989-92 Member, Nominating Committee
for Section D - Astronomy
1991-92 Chairman, Nominating Committee
for Section D
Member, Committee for Space Research (COSPAR)
1985-94 IAU Representative to COSPAR
Commission E
Member, International Astronautical Federation
1995-1997 Publications Committee,
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
AWARDS/HONORS:
1995 National Space Club Science Award
1990 NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement
1988 Federal Design Achievement Award
- issued
with the U.S. Presidential Award for Design Excellence presented to the
IUE Project
1975 Certificate of Commendation, Johnson Space Center
- the
highest honorary award at J.S.C.
Seven other honorary awards from NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center,
Johnson Space Center, and European Space Agency
PUBLICATIONS:
(Summary as of 1998; a complete list is available.)
(I)
(II)
(III)
(IV)
(V) |
Articles in Refereed Journals
Articles in Conference Proceedings
Articles in Other Publications
Books - as editor
Meeting Abstracts |
146 articles
87 articles
32 articles
11
volumes
83 papers |
