Background
Hall, Donald Norman Blake was born on June 26, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Norman F.B. and Joan B. Hall. came to the United States, 1967.
Hall, Donald Norman Blake was born on June 26, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Norman F.B. and Joan B. Hall. came to the United States, 1967.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Sydney, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, Harvard University, 1970.
Research associate, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1970-1972; associate astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1972-1976; astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1976-1981; deputy director, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, 1982-1984; director Institute Astronomy, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1984-1997. Member space science board National Academy Science, 1984-1988, member astronomy advising committee National Science Foundation, 1984-1987. Member astrophysics council National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1984-1988.
Member American Astronomical Society (Newton Lacey Pierce prize 1978), International Astronomical Union.