Jack Noll Rinker

Background

Rinker, Jack Noll was born on September 5, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Neeley and Sarah Belle (Noll) Rinker.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1947; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1957.

Career

Enlisted, United States Navy, 1943; advanced through ranks to lieutenant commander, United States Naval Reserve, 1965; retired, United States Naval Reserve photo technologist, United States Army Snow, Ice & Permafrost Research Establishment, Wilmette, Illinois, 1957-1961; research physical scientist, United States Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, N.H., 1961-1970; research physical scientist, United States Army Engineer Topographic laboratories, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1971-1975; chief international training, United States Geological Survey/EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls South Dakot, 1976-1977; team leader, Center for Remote Sensing, United States Army Engineer Topographic laboratories, Fort Belvoir, 1977-1984; chief, Remote Sensing Division, United States Army Engineer Topographic laboratories, Fort Belvoir, 1984-1990; senior research scientist, United States Army Topographic Engineering Center, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1992.

Achievements

• Jack Noll Rinker has been listed as a noteworthy Physical science researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Remote Sensing Field Guide - Desert

Membership

Fellow Arctic Institute of North America. Member American Society Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Cosmos Club, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigmz Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: canoeing, kayaking, woodworking.

Connections

Married Betty Lou Baker, August 20, 1950. Children: Lucinda Belle, Aimee Elizabeth.

Father:

William Neeley Rinker

Mother:

Sarah Belle (Noll) Rinker

Spouse:

Betty Lou Baker

child:

Lucinda Belle Rinker

child:

Aimee Elizabeth Rinker