Carl Edwin McIlwain

Background

McIlwain, Carl Edwin was born on March 26, 1931 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Glenn William and Alma Ora (Miller) McIlwain.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, N. Texas State College, Denton, 1953; Master of Science, State University Iowa, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1960.

Career

Assistant professor, State University Iowa, 1960-1962; associate professor physics, University of California-, San Diego, 1962-1966; professor, University of California, since 1966. Member space science steering committee, fields and particles subcommittee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962-1966. Member anti-submarine warfare panel President's Science Advisory Committee, 1964-1967.

Member committee potential contamination and interference from space experiments Space Science Board, National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1964-1971. Member advisorycom. for radiation hazards in supersonic transports Federal Aviation Administration, 1967-1971. Member Fachbeirat Institute Extraterrestrial Physics, Max Planck Institute, Garching, Federal Republic Germany, 1977-1983, Space Science Board, National Research Council, 1983-1986.

Achievements

• Carl Edwin McIlwain has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Geophysical Union (John A. Fleming award 1975). Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society.

Connections

Married Mary Louise Hocker, December 30, 1952. Children— Janet Louise, Craig Ian.

Father:

Glenn William McIlwain

Mother:

Alma Ora (Miller) McIlwain

Spouse:

Mary Louise Hocker