Background
Sanders, David Bruce was born on May 1, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of George Washington and Marie Elizabeth (Temple) Sanders.
physics and astronomy educator
Sanders, David Bruce was born on May 1, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of George Washington and Marie Elizabeth (Temple) Sanders.
Bachelor of Science in Physics with distinction, University of Virginia, 1970; Master of Science in Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1981.
National Science Foundation Presidential fellow, Center for Naval Analyses, Arlington, Virginia, 1972-1976; research assistant, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1976-1981; research associate, Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1982-1983; research fellow, senior research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1984-1986, 87-88; assistant professor, Institute for Astronomy, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1989-1991; associate professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1991-1994; professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1995; associate director for research, Institute for Astronomy, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Astronomical Union (commissions 28 and 40), American Astronomical Society, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma (vice president University of Virginia chapter 1968-1969).
Married Maria Dulce Dulalia Justiniani, September 12, 1974. 1 child, David Michael.