Background
Dreschhoff, Gisela Auguste Marie was born on September 13, 1938 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. Daughter of Gustav Julius and Hildegard Friederike (Krug) Dreschhoff. came to the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1976.
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Gisela Auguste Marie Dreschhoff
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Doctor of Philosophy, Technology U. Braunschweig (Germany), 1972.
Career
Staff scientist, Federal Institute Physics and Technology Germany, 1965-1967; research associate, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, 1971-1972; visiting assistant professor physics, U. Kansas, 1972-1974; deputy director radiation physics laboratory, Space Technology Center, 1972-1978; associate director, Space Technology Center, 1979-1984; co-director, Space Technology Center, 1984-1986; director, Space Technology Center, since 1996; senior science geology, U. Kansas, 1991; adjunct associate professor physics and astronomy, U. Kansas, 1992. Associate program manager National Science Foundation, Washington, 1978-1979.
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Membership
Fellow Explorers Club. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Polar Society (vice president), Antarctican Society, Sigma Xi.
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American
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Named to Women's Hall of Fame, U. Kansas, 1978. Recipient Antarctic Service medal United States of America, 1979. Recipient National Aeronautics and Space Administration Group Achievement award, 1983.Named to Women's Hall of Fame, U. Kansas, 1978. Recipient Antarctic Service medal United States of America, 1979. Recipient National Aeronautics and Space Administration Group Achievement award, 1983.