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III, Edward John Groth was born on May 13, 1946 in St. Louis. Son of Edward J. Junior and Marion Catherine G.
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Edward John Groth III
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Edward John Groth III, American Physics educator. Recipient medal for exceptional science achievement National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1992; fellow Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1973-1975. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, California Institute Technology, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Princeton University, 1971.
Career
Instructor physics department, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1971-1972; assistant professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1972-1978; associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1978-1986; professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1986. Hubble Space Telescope data and operations team leader National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1977, deputy principal investigator Wide Field and Planetary Camera, since 1990. Consultant TRW, Redondo Beach, California, 1981-1982, Hewlett Packard, Corvallis, Oregon, 1982-1983, Princeton Telecom., 1986-1991.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union.
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Married Jane Ellen Stevenson, June 15, 1968. Childern: Jeffrey Todd, Amy Carina.
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American
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Recipient medal for exceptional science achievement National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1992. Fellow Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1973-1975.Recipient medal for exceptional science achievement National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1992. Fellow Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1973-1975.