Background
Gardner, Chester Stone was born on March 29, 1947 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Rothrick and June Marie (Miller) Gardner.
consultant engineering educator
Gardner, Chester Stone was born on March 29, 1947 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Rothrick and June Marie (Miller) Gardner.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1969; Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1973.
Member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Naperville, Illinois, 1969-1971;
assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1973-1977;
associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1977-1981;
professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1981;
associate dean engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1987;
acting dean engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1988-1989. Senior vice president Quantum laboratories, Inc., Laurel, Maryland., 1983-1988. Beckman associate U.Ill.
Center Advanced Study. Consultant Caterpillar, Inc., 1978-1985, Deere &Company, Illinois, 1981-1985, C.E. United States Army, 1978-1988, United States Navy, Washington, 1981-1984, Northern Illinois Gas Company, 1980-1982, Sandia National Laboratory, New Mexico, 1985, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, 1984, TRW value division, Ohio, 1982-1984, General Electric Astro Space division, Pennsylvania, since 1988.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chair region 4 technical activities 1979-1980), Optical Society of America (chair atmospheric optics technical group 1982-1984). Member American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society (committee on laser atmospheric studies), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Nancy Christine Cunningham, September 14, 1968. Children: Nathan Fredrick, Jeremy Collin.