Harland Warren Epps

Background

Epps, Harland Warren was born on July 29, 1936 in Hawthorne, California, United States. Son of Harland Garner and Nydia Dolly (Gall) Epps.

Education

Student, University Vienna, Austria, 1956-1957; Bachelor, Pomona College, 1959; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1964.

Career

Assistant professor astronomy, San Diego State University, 1964-1965; assistant professor astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965-1970; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1976; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976-1989; astronomer, professor astronomy, Lick Observatory, Santa Cruz, California, since 1989. Consultant Stewars Observatory, Tucson, since 1972, Lick Observatory, since 1970, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1984, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, since 1984, Mount Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories, since 1987, California Institute Technology, since 1988.

Achievements

• Harland Warren Epps has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomy educator, optical design consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member United States Air Force Science Advisory Board, 1989-1993. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Society Photooptical Instrumentation Engineers, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocation: classical and flamenco guitar.

Connections

Married Susan Lou Markowitz, October 10, 1976 (divorced February 1983). Children: Melody Amanda, Brenden Putty. Married Johanna Helen Archer, November 23, 1991.

Children: Helena Dolly, Naomi Lauren.

Father:

Harland Garner Epps

Mother:

Nydia Dolly (Gall) Epps

Spouse:

Johanna Helen Archer

Spouse:

Susan Lou Markowitz

child:

Helena Dolly Epps

child:

Naomi Lauren Epps

child:

Melody Amanda Epps

child:

Brenden Putty Epps