Edwin Lewis Turner

Background

Turner, Edwin Lewis was born on May 3, 1949 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Lewis and Gladys Love (Gregory) Turner.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1975.

Career

Fellow, Institute for Advance Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1975-1976; assistant professor department astronomy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1978; assistant professor department astrophysics, Princeton University, 1978-1981; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research fellow, Princeton University, 1980-1984; associate professor, Princeton University, 1981-1986; professor, Princeton University, since 1986; associate chairman, Princeton University, 1988-1995; acting department chairman astrophysics, Princeton University, 1995-1996. Counselor Space Telescope Institute Counsel, Baltimore, since 1989. Director Apache Point Observatory 3.5 meter telescope, since 1995.

Achievements

• Edwin Lewis Turner has been listed as a noteworthy astronomy educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Association Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., Tucson, 1980-1989. Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Association.

Connections

Married Joyce Beldon, August 15, 1971. Children: Alexander, Daniel.

Father:

George Lewis Turner

Mother:

Gladys Love (Gregory) Turner

Spouse:

Joyce Beldon

child:

Alexander Turner

child:

Daniel Turner