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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsStanton Jerrold Peale
Dates
January 23, 1937 – May 14, 2015
Authorized Form of Name
Peale, Stanton Jerrold
Biography
Abstract
Stanton Peale was Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Physics at University of California, Santa Barbara (1994-2015). Other institutional affiliations included University of California, Los Angeles, and Cornell University. His research interests included small particles in space, dynamics of planetary spins, tidal evolution, nature of the planetary interiors, star formation and the origin of the solar systen, and small bodies in the solar system.
Important Dates
January 23, 1937Birth, Indianapolis (Ind.).
1959Obtained BS, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Ind.).
1964 – 1965Research Associate, Space Research, Cornell University.
1965Obtained PhD in Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1965 – 1968Assistant Professor, Astronomy and Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles.
1968 – 2015Assistant Professor fo Professor (1968-1994) and Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Physics (1994-2015), University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara (Calif.).
1971 – 1972Consultant, Science Advisory Group, Exploration Outer Solar System, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1979 – 1981Member, Lunar and Planetary Review Panel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1980 – 1984Space Sciences Board, Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration, National Academy of Sciences.
1984 – 1987Planetary Systems Science Working Group, Lunar and Planetary Science Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1986 – 1989Member, Lunar and Planetary Review Panel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1988 – 1993Planetary Systems Science Working Group, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
2009Member, National Academy of Sciences.
May 14, 2015Death, Santa Barbara (Calif.).
Occupation
Astrophysicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Cobb, Priscilla L.
Wife. Married in 1960.
Peale, Douglas A.
Son.
Peale, Edith Mae Murphy
Mother.
Peale, Robert E.
Son.
Peale, Robert F.
Father.
Colleagues
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at Cornell University.
Both employed at Cornell University.
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles.
Gross, David J. (David Jonathan)
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
MacDonald, Gordon J. (Gordon James), 1929-2002
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Schrieffer, J. R. (John Robert), 1931-
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Slichter, Louis B. (Louis Byrne), 1896-1978
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Los Angeles.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.
Institutions
Major Positions
Cornell University. Department of Astronomy
Research Associate, Space Research.
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Assistant Professor, Astronomy and Geophysics.
University of California, Santa Barbara. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor to Professor; and Professor Emeritus and Research Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Cornell University. College of Engineering
Obtained PhD in Engineering Physics (1965).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member and Space Sciences Board, Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration.
Purdue University. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1959).
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Consultant, Science Advisory Group, Exploration Outer Solar System; Member, Lunar and Planetary Review Panel; Planetary Systems Science Working Group, Lunar and Planetary Science Council.