Background
Hollis, Jan Michael was born on June 5, 1941 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Delbert Irvin and Betty (Collier) Hollis.
astrophysicist scientific computer analyst
Hollis, Jan Michael was born on June 5, 1941 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Delbert Irvin and Betty (Collier) Hollis.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Duke University, 1963. Master of Arts in Astronomy, University Virginia, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, University Virginia, 1976.
Submarine officer United States Navy, 1963-1969. Science computer analyst National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, 1973-1979. Space telescope data manager National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1979-1982, head science operations branch, 1982-1988, assistant chief earth and space data computing division, 1988—2004, senior scientist astrobiology, since 2004.
Member International Halley Watch Science Working Group, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, 1981, Hubble Space Telescope Image Processing Science Working Group, 1990, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Terrestrial Planet Finder Interperamameter Science Working Group.
Trustee Glenelg (Maryland) United Methodist Church, 1997-1999. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1963-1969. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society.
Member American Astronomical Society (Van Biesbroeck Award committee 1997-2001), International Astronomical Union, National Radio Astronomy Observatory (committee).
Married Carol Ann Getz, February 1, 1964 (divorced October 1993). Children: David Collier, Mary Morgan. Married Joan Ellen Isensee, November 8, 1995.