Henry Alwyn Wootten

Background

Wootten, Henry Alwyn was born on May 3, 1948 in Salisbury, Maryland. Son of Alwyn Henry and Elizabeth Caroline Wootten.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Maryland., 1970; Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1978.

Career

Junior research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1979-1982; research associate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1982; scientist, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1982. Project scientist Millimeter Array, since 1998, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Submillimeter Science Working Group, since 1990.

Achievements

• Henry Alwyn Wootten has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, American Orchid Society, Intrenat. Union Radio Scientists, International Aroid Society.

Connections

Married Ida Lee Darby, January 5, 1980. Children: Nathaniel Alwyn, James Darby.

Father:

Alwyn Henry Wootten

Mother:

Elizabeth Caroline Wootten

Spouse:

Ida Lee Darby

child:

James Darby Wootten

child:

Nathaniel Alwyn Wootten