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Gustafson, Bo Ake Sture was born on March 28, 1953 in Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden. Son of Ake and Elsa Gustafson. came to the United States, 1977.
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Bo Ake Sture Gustafson, American Astrophysicist. Achievements include development of Bird's-Nest model of cometary andinterplanetary dust, and of methods to model the dynamics of interplanetary dust; proof that planetary perturbations with radiation forces dominate the motion of zodiacal dust complex. Alexander von Humboldt fellow Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1989.
Education
Fil. Kand., U. Lund, Sweden, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Lund, Sweden, 1981.
Career
Research assistant Space Astronomy Laboratory, State University of New York, Albany, 1977-1980; assistant research scientist Space Astronomy Laboratory, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1981-1989; assistant scientist astronomy Department, University Florida, Gainesville, 1990-1991; associate scientist astronomy Department, University Florida, Gainesville, since 1991.
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Membership
Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Sigma Xi.
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Married Shearon Roberts, June 21, 1986.
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American