Background
Baker, Daniel Neil was born on November 10, 1948 in Postville, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph N. and Alvira H. (Amundson) Baker.
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Daniel Neil Baker
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Bachelor, U. Iowa, 1969; Master of Science, U. Iowa, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Iowa, 1974.
Career
Research aide department physics, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1967-1969;
graduate research assistant, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1970-1974;
postdoctoral research associate, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1974-1975;
research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1975-1978;
member of staff, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1978-1981;
group leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1981-1987;
chief Laboratory for Extraterrestial Physics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1987-1994;
director Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1994. Chairman data system users group National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1982-1990, technical consultant, since 1985, member space physics management and operations committee, advisory county Space Science and Applications, 1988-1992, grand tour cluster mission study scientist,1991-1995. Member committee solar and space physics NAS, Washington, 1983-1986,committee data management and computation, 1986-1988, space studies board, since 1995.
Member panel on long-term observations National Research Council, Washington, 1985-1988, commn.D Science Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 1986-1990, United States coordinatingcom. Solar Terrestrial Energy Program, since 1988, United States STEP project scientist, 1990-1997, chair results, analysis, modeling phase (S-Ramp), since 1997, Geospace Environmental Modeling committee National Science Foundation, 1988-1991. Project science National Aeronautics and Space Administration small explorer program, principal investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration rocket program, numerous National Aeronautics and Space Administration European Space Agency satellite missions in field.
Project science International Solar-Terrestrial Physics POLAR Spacecraft Mission, 1992-1994. United States representative International Association Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member external advising committee Boston University Center for Space Research, 1989-1994. Mem.sci. visiting committee U. Maryland. Institute Physical Science and Technology, 1990-1994.
Member external advising committee Solar-Terrestrial Environmental Laboratory, Nagoya (Japan) U., 1995-1997. Fellow American Geophysical Union (member natural hazards panel since 1996). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union (geomagnetism assessment panel 1987-1988, secretary magnetospheric section 1988-1990), International Academy Astronautics, Universities Space Research Association (chair county of institutions 1996-1997), Sigma Xi.
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Married A. Victoria Vaughan, August 14, 1971.
