Background
Sekanina, Zdenek was born on June 12, 1936 in Mlada Boleslav, Czechoslovakia. Son of Frantisek Sekanina and Hedvika (Kolarikova) Sekaninova. came to the United States, 1969.
Sekanina, Zdenek was born on June 12, 1936 in Mlada Boleslav, Czechoslovakia. Son of Frantisek Sekanina and Hedvika (Kolarikova) Sekaninova. came to the United States, 1969.
Diploma, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1963.
Astronomer, Stefanik Observatory, Prague, 1959-1966;
astronomer, Center for Numerical Mathematics Charles U., Prague, 1967-1968;
visiting scientist, Institute d'Astrophysique, University de Liege, Cointe-Ougree, Belgium, 1968-1969;
physicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1980;
member technical staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1980-1981;
research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1981-1984;
senior research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, since 1984. Associate Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, 1969-1980. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Comet Science Working Group, 1977-1980.
Consultant Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1977-1980. Principal United States.co-investigator Particulate Impact Analyzer Experiment, Dust Impact Detector Sys. Experiment, European Space Agency's Giotto Mission to Comet Halley, 1980-1989.
Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration-European Spacy Agency Comet Halley Environmental Working Group, 1980-1989. Discipline specialist Near Nucleus StudiesNetwork, International Halley Watch, 1982-1990. Member imaging science subsystem team Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby Mission, 1986-1992.
Member science definition team European Space Agency/National Aeronautics and Space Administration Comet Nucleus Sample Return Mission, since 1988. Co-investigator STARDUST Discovery Mission, since 1994.
Member International Astronomical Union (member commissions 15, 20, 22, member organizing commission 22 1976-1982, organizing commission 15 1979-1985, member working group on comets since 1988, associate director Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams 1970-1980), COSPAR (working group 3, panel C, executive member 1980-1982), Learned Society of Czech Republic (honorary since 1996), Czech Astronomical Society (honorary since 2001, Nusl prize 2006).
Married Jana Soukupova, April 1, 1966. 1 child, Jason.
