Background
Churchwell, Edward Bruce was born on July 9, 1940 in Sylva, North Carolina, United States. Son of Doris L. Churchwell.
Churchwell, Edward Bruce was born on July 9, 1940 in Sylva, North Carolina, United States. Son of Doris L. Churchwell.
Bachelor of Science, Earlham College, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1970.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration fellow Indiana University, Bloomington, 1963. Postdoctoral fellow National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1970. Heinrich Hertz postdoctoral fellow Max Planck Institute Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany, 1970-1972, staff scientist Germany, 1972-1977.
Assistant professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1977-1979, associate professor, 1979—1983, professor, since 1983, Alfred E. Whitford professor astronomy, since 2002, Alfred E. Whitford professor emeritus, since 2006. Principal investigator Spitzer Space Telescope Glimpse Infrared Survey of the Galactic Plane.
Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Union Concerned Scientists.
Married Dorothy S. Churchwell, June 24, 1964. Children: Steven T., Beth M.