Background
Dickel, Hélène Ramseyer was born on March 19, 1938 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Frank Wells and Linda Chapin (Marcus) Ramseyer.
Dickel, Hélène Ramseyer was born on March 19, 1938 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Frank Wells and Linda Chapin (Marcus) Ramseyer.
AB magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1959; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1964.
Research associate in astronomy University Illinois, Urbana, 1965-1970, 71-77. Visiting fellow division radiophysics Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization, Epping, New South Wales, Australia, 1970-1971. Visiting astronomer Sterrewacht te Leiden, The Netherlands, 1977-1979.
Collaborator Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1983-1992. Research associate professor astronomy University Illinois, Urbana, 1977-1992, research professor astronomy, 1999—2001. Visiting astronomer Australia Telescope National Facility, Epping, 1992-1993, research professor emerita, since 2001.
Speaker American Chemical Society, Washington, since 1986. Visiting professor University New Mexico since 2005.
Member Urbana Park District Advisory Committee, 1988-1991. Member American Astronomical Society (Harlow Shapley visiting lecturer since 1981, member nominating committee since 1991, grantee 1982-1985, 90), International Astronomical Union (chair working group of commission 34 1982-1991, chair task group on designations of commission 5 since 1995, member science organizing committee commission 40 since 1995), Association Women in Science, Astronomical Society Pacific, Mount Holyoke Alumnae Club (assistant secretary-treasurer 1989-1992), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married John Rush Dickel, June 17, 1961. Children: Cynthia, Rebecca.
