Jay Preston Norris

Background

Norris, Jay Preston was born on November 28, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of James Milburn Norris and Dorothy Pearl Brooks.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics and Astrophysics, U. Arizona, 1973; Master of Science in Astronomy, U. Maryland., 1979; Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, U. Maryland., 1983.

Career

NAS-National Research Council postdoctoral research associate, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1983-1985; Bendix researcher, National Research Laboratory, Washington, 1985-1987; astrophysicist, civil servant, National Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1987; astrophysicist, deputy project scientist, Gamma Ray Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., since 1990.

Achievements

• Jay Preston Norris has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society.

Connections

Married Linda Marie Eppard, March 20, 1984. Children: Laura Christine, Julia Andromeda.

Father:

James Milburn Norris Brooks

Mother:

Dorothy Pearl Brooks

Spouse:

Linda Marie Eppard

child:

Laura Christine Norris

child:

Julia Andromeda Norris