Background
Fortner, Brand Irving was born on November 22, 1955 in Pasa Robles, California, United States. Son of Richard L. and Jean S. (Scudder) Fortner.
Fortner, Brand Irving was born on November 22, 1955 in Pasa Robles, California, United States. Son of Richard L. and Jean S. (Scudder) Fortner.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of Illinois, 1977; Master of Science in Physics, University of Illinois, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics, University of Illinois, 1991.
Systems programmer University Illinois, Urbana, 1975-1977, 80-81, research assistant physics, 1981-1985. Research programmer National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 1985-1988, manager applications software, 1988-1990. Co-founder, director Research and Development Spyglass, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, 1990-1994.
Senior analyst EOS Project American Red Cross Corporation, Columbia, Maryland, 1994-1996. Chairman Fortner Research LLC, 1996—2000. Program manager Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, since 2000.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, American Astron Society, American Geophysical Union, Association for Computing Machinery.
Married Monica Beth Berrang, April 28, 1979. Children: Neil, Paula, Glen.