Background
Peterson, Deane Millar was born on September 24, 1941 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Son of Alvin Elwood and Lois (Millar) Peterson.
Peterson, Deane Millar was born on September 24, 1941 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Son of Alvin Elwood and Lois (Millar) Peterson.
Bachelor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1963. Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1964. Master of Science, Yale University, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1969.
Postdoctoral fellow Carnegie Institute Washington, Pasadena, California, 1968—1970. Assistant astronomer State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1970—1973, assistant professor, 1973, associate professor, since 1973. Chair board directors New York Astronomical Corporation, East Setauket, New York, since 1998.
Co-chair space interferometry mission SWG National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1996—2000, chair space interferometry science working group, 1994—1996. Member committee on astronomy and astrophysics National Research Council, 1997—2000.
Member of International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society.
Married Jeanie Renee Wise, June 1964 (divorced 1966). Married Lorraine Ellen Kapinos, December 22, 1970.