Gerald Higley Newsom

Background

Newsom, Gerald Higley was born on February 11, 1939 in Albuquerque. Son of Carroll Vincent and Frances Jeanne (Higley) Newsom.

Education

Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1961; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1968.

Career

Research assistant, McMath-Hulbert Observatory, Pontiac, Michigan, summers 1959, 61; research assistant astronomy Department, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1959-1961; research assistant Shock Tube Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962, 64-68; research assistant department physics, Imperial College, London, 1968-1969; assistant professor astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1969-1973; associate professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1973-1982; professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1982; acting department chairman astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1991-1993; vice department chairman astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1993; acting assistant dean, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1985-1986; senior post-doctoral research assistant, Physikalisches Institut, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 1978.

Achievements

• Gerald Higley Newsom has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society.

Connections

Married Ann Catherine Bricker, June 17, 1972. Children: Christine Ann, Elizabeth Annual.

Father:

Carroll Vincent Newsom

Mother:

Frances Jeanne (Higley) Newsom

Spouse:

Ann Catherine Bricker

child:

Christine Ann Newsom

child:

Elizabeth Annual Newsom