Donald Eiker Gault

Background

Gault, Donald Eiker was born on February 12, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Leonard and Arabella Branan (Genge) Gault.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aero. Engineering, Purdue University, 1944.

Career

Research scientist, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Moffett Field, California, 1944-1959; research scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, 1959-1964; chief planetology branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, 1964-1971; senior staff scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, 1972-1976; chief scientist, Murphys (California) Center Planetology, since 1976. Adjunct Professor U. Arizona, Tucson, 1977-1985. Presenter papers Royal Society, London, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, COSPAR, Joint Soviet-American Conference, others.

Achievements

• Donald Eiker Gault has been listed as a noteworthy Planetary geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Geophysical Union, Geological Society American (G.K. Gilbert award 1987), Meteoritical Society (Barringer medal 1986), Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.

Connections

Married Mary Lucy Deaver, September 7, 1947. Children: Kathleen Ann, Frank Leonard, Jan Marie.

Father:

Frank Leonard Gault

Mother:

Arabella Branan (Genge) Gault

Spouse:

Mary Lucy Deaver

child:

Frank Leonard Gault

child:

Jan Marie Gault

child:

Kathleen Ann Gault