Background
Stephenson, Charles Bruce was born on February 9, 1929 in Little Rock. Son of Chauncey Alvaro and Ona (Richards) Stephenson.
assistant Astronomer instructor
Stephenson, Charles Bruce was born on February 9, 1929 in Little Rock. Son of Chauncey Alvaro and Ona (Richards) Stephenson.
Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1958.
From 1951 until 1953, he served as an astronomy research assistant at Dearborn Observatory. In 1953 he joined the military in the United States. Army Map Service Lunar Occultation Program, serving until 1955 whereupon he returned to the study of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1958 he received his Doctor of Philosophy with a dissertation titled, "A Study of Visual Binaries Having Primaries Above the Main Sequence".
Moving to Cleveland, Ohio, he became an instructor at the Case Western Reserve University in 1958, joining the staff of the Warner & Swasey Observatory.
During 1959 he was elevated to Assistant Professor, becoming Associate Professor in 1964 then Professor in 1968. During his career, he was published over in 120 papers.
His A General Catalog of Cool Galactic Carbon Stars was published in 1973 and A General Catalog of Galactic South Stars in 1976. In 1977, he collaborated with Rumanian-born astronomer Nicholas Sanduleak to publish a catalogue of Hydrogen alpha emission-line stars.
(Sanduleak was a former student of Stephenson at the Case Institute of Technology) In 1988, Doctor Stephenson was appointed the Worcester R. and Cornelia B. Warner Professor of Astronomy, then named professor emeritus upon his retirement in 1994.
Sergeant United States Army, 1953-1955. Fellow The Explorer's Club. Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society.