Charles Robert O'Dell

Background

O'Dell, Charles Robert was born on March 16, 1937 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. Son of Herman and Lavonna Madge (Allen) O'Dell.

Education

Bachelor of Education, Illinois State University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1962.

Career

Carnegie fellow, Mount Wilson and Paloma Observatory, California, 1962-1963; assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1964; professor astronomy, University of Chicago, 1964-1972; chief scientist Hubble Space Telescope, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1972-1983; professor space physics, astronomy, Rice U., Houston, since 1982.

Achievements

• Charles Robert O"Dell has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society (treasurer 1988-1996), Polish Academy Science.

Interests

• Avocation: sport flying.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Ann Welty, February 14, 1959 (divorced 1979). Children: Cynthia Dianne Rogers, Nicholle Ann O'Dell.

Father:

Herman O'Dell

Mother:

Lavonna Madge (Allen) O'Dell

Spouse:

Elizabeth Ann Welty

child:

Nicholle Ann O'Dell

child:

Cynthia Dianne Rogers O'Dell