Background
Harris, Alan William was born on February 25, 1952 in Birmingham, England. Son of John William and Betty May (Chambers) Harris.
Harris, Alan William was born on February 25, 1952 in Birmingham, England. Son of John William and Betty May (Chambers) Harris.
Bachelor of Science, University Leeds, England, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Leeds, England, 1977.
Postdoctoral fellow Max Planck Institute Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany, 1977-1980. Research scientist Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, England, 1980-1983, manager United Kingdom Quick-Look Facility for Rosat X-ray Astronomy Satellite England, 1986-1989. United Kingdom resident astronomer International Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite European Space Agency, Madrid, 1983-1986.
Manager United Kingdom Quick-Look Facility for Rosat X-ray Astronomy Satellite Max Planck Institute Extraterrestrial Physics, Munich, 1989-1992. Deputy division leader Institute Planetary Research German Aerospace Center (Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Berlin, since 1992, senior scientist, since 2007. Chairman near-earth object mission advisory panel European Space Agency, since 2004.
Chairman technical committee near-earth objects International Astronautical Federation, since 2008.
Fellow: Royal Astronomical Society. Member: International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society.
Married Ute Isolde Schweikhardt, September 9, 1988. 1 child, Samantha Marie.