Background
Duncan, Douglas Kevin was born on February 22, 1951 in Glendale, California, United States. Son of Robert Wesley and Doris Irene (Posner) Duncan.
Duncan, Douglas Kevin was born on February 22, 1951 in Glendale, California, United States. Son of Robert Wesley and Doris Irene (Posner) Duncan.
Bachelor of Science with honor, California Institute of Technology, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics, University California, Santa Cruz, 1980.
Planetarium lecturer, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1970-1973;
Carnegie fellow, Mount Wilson Observatory, Carnegie Institute, Pasadena, California, 1980-1982;
research associate, Mount Wilson Observatory, Carnegie Institute, Pasadena, California, 1982-1986;
astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, 1986-1992;
associate professor, director Astronomy, University of Chicago, since 1992. Script consultant "Starfinder" Maryland. Public television Series, 1990-1991, Maryland.
Science Center/Davis Planetarium, since 1990. Invited speaker in field.
Fellow Explorers Club (New York ). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (awards committee since 1990), International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Married Laura Gwen Loy, February 26, 1990.