Background
Dunne, James Arthur was born on March 5, 1934 in New York City. Son of Arthur James and Anna Cecelia (McCarthy) Dunne.
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James Arthur Dunne
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Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Hofstra U., 1955; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1960.
Career
Geologist, Texaco Inc., Houston, 1958-1959;
chief physicist, Philips Electronic Instruments, Mount Vernon, New York, 1960-1964;
principal scientist, Philips Electronic Instruments, Mount Vernon, New York, 1967-1968;
senior scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1964-1967;
project scientist, Mariner Venus-Mercury, 1970-1974;
ocean experiments manager, Seasat-A Project, 1974-1980;
ocean experiments manager, Office Technology and Space Program Development, 1980-1983;
science operations chief, Project Galileo, since 1983;
chief scientist flight project support office, Project Galileo, 1987-1989. Chairman working group 3 Interagy. Consultive Group on Halley Comet Missions, 1982-1984.
Manager Jet Propulsion Laboratory Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Phobos Project, 1987-1988;manager Office of Science and Mission Design, Project Galileo, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1957-1958. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Children: Michael Sean, Eric James.
