Background
Hunten, Donald Mount was born on March 1, 1925 in Montreal. Son of Kenneth William and Winnifred Binnmore (Mount) Hunten. came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1979.
Hunten, Donald Mount was born on March 1, 1925 in Montreal. Son of Kenneth William and Winnifred Binnmore (Mount) Hunten. came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1979.
Bachelor of Science, University Western Ontario, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1950.
From research associate to professor physics, U. Saskatchewan (Canada), Saskatoon, 1950-1963; physicist, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1963-1977; science advisory to associate administrator for space science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1976-1977; professor planetary science, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1977-1988; Regents professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1988. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1964.
Member American Physical Society, Canada Association Physicists (editor 1961-1963), American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society (chairman division planetary science 1977), International Astronomical Union, International Union Geodesy and Geophysics, Internat.Assn. Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy Sciences, Explorers Club.
Married Isobel Ann Rubenstein, December 28, 1949 (divorced April 1995). Children: Keith Atherton, Mark Ross. Married Ann Louise Sprague, May 21, 1995.