Background
Garmire, Gordon Paul was born on October 3, 1937 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Paul W. and Ethel V. (Alsen) Garmire.
Garmire, Gordon Paul was born on October 3, 1937 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Paul W. and Ethel V. (Alsen) Garmire.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Harvard University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962.
Staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1964; assistant, then associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1964-1968; senior research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1966-1968; associate professor, California Institute Technology, 1968-1972; professor physics, California Institute Technology, 1972-1981; professor astronomy, Pennsylvania State University, State College, since 1980; Evan Pugh professor astronomy, Pennsylvania State University, State College, since 1985. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Member American Astronomical Society (chairman high energy astrophysics division 1985), International Astronomical Union, Sigma Xi.
Married Audrey B. Cook, February 14, 1976. Children– Geoffrey, Lisa, Marla, Chris, Rosemary, David.