Background
Barth, Charles Adolph was born on July 12, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Adolph and Pauline Marie (Aretz) Barth.
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Charles Adolph Barth, American Physicist, educator. Recipient Exceptional Science Achievement award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1972, Distinguished Public Svc. medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1983, Space Science award American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1983; postdoctoral fellow U. Bonn, Germany, 1959.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Lehigh University, 1951; Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958.
Career
Research physicist jet propulsion laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, California, 1958-1965; director laboratory atmospheric and space physics, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1965-1992; associate professor department astro-geophysics, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1965-1967; professor department astrophysical, planetary and atmospheric science, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1967. Member solar system exploration committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1980-1987, space and earth science advising committee, 1982-1985.
Achievements
Membership
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union. Member American Astronomical Society (division planetary science).
Connections
Married Louise Mary Tishon, September 2, 1954. Children: Robert Charles, John Alexander, Matthew James, Mary Christine Barth Brock.
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Recipient Exceptional Science Achievement award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1972, Distinguished Public Svc. medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1983, Space Science award American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1983. Postdoctoral fellow U. Bonn, Germany, 1959.Recipient Exceptional Science Achievement award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1972, Distinguished Public Svc. medal National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1983, Space Science award American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1983. Postdoctoral fellow U. Bonn, Germany, 1959.