Background
Young, David Spencer De was born on November 29, 1940 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of Henry C. and Zona L. (Church) DeYoung.
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David Spencer De Young
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Bachelor, U. Colorado, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1967.
Career
Research physicist, Los Alamos National laboratories, Los Alamos, N. Mexico, 1967-1969;
astronomer, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1969-1980;
astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, since 1980;
associate director, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1983-1988;
director, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1988-1994. Organizer numerous science conferences. Member of advisory board Aspen (Colorado) Center Physics, since 1977, trustee, since 1992.
Member Executive Committee steering committee San Diego Supercomputer Center, since 1985. Board directors WIYN Telescope Consortium, Tucson.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society Pacific, International Astronomical Union, International Union Radio Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Mary Ellen Haney.
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American