Background
Smith, Dean Francis was born on July 25, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Emmett Frederick and Mildred Ruth (Graveline) Smith.
astrophysicist physics translator
Smith, Dean Francis was born on July 25, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Emmett Frederick and Mildred Ruth (Graveline) Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics, Stanford University, 1969.
Postdoctoral fellow, Shternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, 1969-1970; staff scientist, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, Colorado, 1970-1978; senior research associate, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1978-1981; senior associate, Berkeley Research Associations, Boulder, Colorado, since 1981; National Research Council senior associate, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration/Studies in English Literature, Boulder, Colorado, 1990-1991. Member advocacy panel NAS Space Science Board, Washington District of Columbia, 1980-1985. Cons.NASA, Washington District of Columbia, 1979-1982, Department Physics, University of California, Irvine, since 1978.
President Colorado Mountain Club, Boulder Mountaineering School, 1974. Member American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, International Astronomical Union, International Radio Science Union, International Association for Geomagnetism and Aeronomy.
Married Zdenka Alena Kopal, September 1, 1967. Children: Helena Deanna, Lara Milena.