Background
Lundquist, Charles Arthur was born on March 26, 1928 in Webster, South Dakota, United States. Son of Arthur Reynald and Olive Esther (Parks) Lundquist.
Lundquist, Charles Arthur was born on March 26, 1928 in Webster, South Dakota, United States. Son of Arthur Reynald and Olive Esther (Parks) Lundquist.
Bachelor of Science, South Dakota State University, 1949. Doctor of Science, South Dakota State University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1953.
Assistant professor engineering research Pennsylvania State University, 1953-1954. Section chief United States Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, 1956-1960. Branch chief National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1962.
Director Space Sciences Laboratory, 1973-1981. Assistant director science Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962-1973. Associate Harvard College Observatory, 1962-1973.
Director research University Alabama, Huntsville, 1982-1990, associate vice president for research, 1990-1996, director consortium for materials development in space, 1985-1998, director interactive projects office, since 1999. With United States Army, 1954-1956.
Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Grophys. Union, American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, National.Speleological Society.
Married Patricia Jean Richardson, November 28, 1951. Children: Clara Lee, Dawn Elizabeth, Frances Johanna, Eric Arthur, Gary Lars.