Background
Vilas, Faith was born on April 14, 1952 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Jack Junior and Faith McCrea (Lehman) Vilas.
Vilas, Faith was born on April 14, 1952 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Jack Junior and Faith McCrea (Lehman) Vilas.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1973. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1984.
Senior research assistant Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1975-1977. Senior associate scientist Lockheed Electronics Company, Houston, 1977-1978. Visiting research scientist National Research Council, Johnson Space Center, 1984-1985.
Space scientist National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, 1985—2005. Discovery program scientist National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 2001—2002. Chief planetary astronomy group Johnson Space Center, 2002—2005.
Director MMT Observatory, Tucson, since 2005.
Board directors Vatican Observatory Foundation, since 1996. Member American Astronomical Society (division planetary science nominating committee 1988-1991, secretary 1992-1995, vice chairman 1995-1996, chairman 1996-1997, prize committee chairman 1997-1998), Johnson Space Center National Management Association (chair American enterprise committee 1987-1988, Shield Excellence award 1988).
Married Larry Wayne Smith, July 5, 1986.