Background
Eckhardt, Donald Henry was born on December 20, 1932 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Henry and Freda (Kludas) Eckhardt.
Eckhardt, Donald Henry was born on December 20, 1932 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Henry and Freda (Kludas) Eckhardt.
Bachelor of Science in Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Geologist, Magnolia Petroleum Company, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 1955-1956; seismic interpreter, Mobil Oil Corporation, Caracas, Venezuela, 1956-1958; research associate, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1961-1963; research physicist, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1963-1975; chief geodesy and gravity branch, Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, 1975-1983; director earth science, Phillips Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, since 1983. Chairman Geophysical Monographs Board, books Board.
Fellow International Association Geodesy (president special study group on gravimetrictests of Newtonian gravity law). Member American Geophysical Union.
Married Mary Victoria Quigley, November 18, 1955. Children: Ronald, Raina, Randall, Rebecca.