Background
Kirk, John Gallatin was born on October 21, 1938 in Wilmington, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Roger and Dorothy Evelyn (Mason) Kirk.
Kirk, John Gallatin was born on October 21, 1938 in Wilmington, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Roger and Dorothy Evelyn (Mason) Kirk.
AB, Amherst College, 1960; AM, University of Michigan, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1966.
Junior astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1966-1969; assistant professor astronomy, U. Toledo, Ohio., 1969-1974; systems analyst, Computer Sciences Corporation, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1974-1979; systems analyst electronics division, General dynamics corporation, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, 1979-1980; member professional staff, Geodynamics Corporation, Santa Barbara, California, 1980-1995; member professional staff, Illgen Simulation Technologies, Inc., Goleta, California, since 1995.
Member American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, Institute of Navigation, Sigma Xi.