Background
Villani, Daniel Dexter was born on August 31, 1947 in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Son of Leonard and Helen Marie (McMorran) Villani.
Villani, Daniel Dexter was born on August 31, 1947 in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Son of Leonard and Helen Marie (McMorran) Villani.
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, California Institute of Technology, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering, Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1983.
Reliability engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 1969; engineering programmer, Texas Instruments, Princeton, 1973-1974; with, Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, since 1975; member technical staff, Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles senior scientist/engineer, Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, since 1985. Deputy team chief Magellan Radar System Engineering Team, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1991-1992. Payload systems engineer GMS and GOES Meteorological Satellites, Tokyo, Washington, Los Angeles, 1982-1984.
Choir director, guitarist Holy Innocents' Catholic Church, Long Beach, California, since 1985. Volunteer Youth Motivation Task Force, Los Angeles, 1990-1995. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, California Institute of Technology Alumni Association, Sigma Xi.
Married Angela Mary Miller, September 16, 1967. Children: Constance Lynne, Adam Neil, Dorothy Ellen.