George Warren Simon

Background

Simon, George Warren was born on April 22, 1934 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Heinz and Marianne (Steinberg) Simon. came to the United States, 1940.

Education

Bachelor in Physics and Mathematics with honors, Grinnell College, 1955. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1963.

Master of Business Administration in Business, University Utah, 1976. Doctor of Science (honorary), Grinnell College, 1983.

Career

Physicist Westinghouse Atomic Power Division, Pittsburgh, 1955-1956, 58, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, 1956-1958. Member technical staff Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, 1958-1961, TRW Space Technology Laboratories, Redondo Beach, 1961-1963. Senior scientist Air Force Research Laboratory National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico, 1963-1999, astronomer emeritus, since 1999.

Fellow emeritus Air Force Research Laboratory, since 1999. Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1978-1989. Visiting scientist Harvard University, Boston, University Cambridge, England, Max Planck Institute, Germany, Kiepenheuer-Institute, Germany, Canarian Institute of Astrophysics, Spain.

Adjunct professor University of California at Los Angeles, University Colorado, University Arizona, New Mexico State University. Consultant in field; co-investigator 8 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Missions, since 1969. Invited lecturer in field.

Judge International Science Fairs, Cloudcroft and Alamogordo, New Mexico, 1967-1985.

Achievements

• George Warren Simon has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist, astronaut by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Public lecturer on space exploration and educational issues, Iowa, Ohio, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, since 1980. President, treasurer, board directors Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, Alamogordo, since 1965. Member New Mexico Citizens for Clean Air and Water, Nature Conservancy, Common Cause, Friends of the Zoo.

Member Governor's Commission for International Space Center, Santa Fe, 1983-1985. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society. Member American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Young, August 14, 1958. Children: David Michael, Karen Annette, Susan Maria.

Father:

Heinz Simon

Mother:

Marianne (Steinberg) Simon

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Young

child:

Susan Maria Simon

child:

Karen Annette Simon

child:

David Michael Simon