Background
Huchra was born on December 23, 1948, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a father who was a train conductor and a mother who was a housewife.
Huchra was born on December 23, 1948, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a father who was a train conductor and a mother who was a housewife.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1976.
Center fellow Center Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1978. Astronomer Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1978-1989, senior astronomer, 1989—2005. Lecturer department astronomy Harvard University, 1979-1984, professor department astronomy, 1984—2002, Robert O. and Holly Thomis Doyle professor cosmology, 2002—2010, vice-provost research policy, 2005—2006, senior advisory to provost on research policy.
Associate director Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989—1998. Director Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, 1994-1998. Member council Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, 1987-1995, 2007-2010.
Chairman working group on galaxy radial velocities International Astronomical Union, Paris, 1988-2010. Chairman large astronomical data base working group National Aeronautics and Space Administration/ Instituto Português de Acreditação, Washington, 1988-1992, Astrophysics subcommittee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2007-2010. Member astronomy and astrophysics survey Optical Panel, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 1989-1990.
Advisory board and visiting committee Arecibo Observatory, Ithaca, New York, 1989-1992. Users committee Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1989-1991. Visiting committee ESO, 1993-1997.
Member National Research Council Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1994-2001, co-chairman 1997-2001. Member AURA, board directors, 1995-2004, chair, 2001-2004. Member National Research Council board on physics and astronomy, 1997-2003, chair, 2000-2003.
Chair NOAO Future Directions Committee, 1998-1999. Visiting professor Cambridge University, 2003-2010. Member mathematics and physical science advisory committee National Science Foundation, 2003-2007.
Lecturer in field.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (Newcomb Cleveland award 1990), American Physical Society AIP (public policy committee 1988-1995). Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Astronomical Society (public board chairman, 1986-1988, councillor 1998-2001, science editor Astrophysical Journal 1998-2003, president-elect, 2007-2008, president 2008-2010, past president 2010), Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, American Physical Society Astrophysics Division (executive committee 1996-1997), National Environmental Leadership Council, Wilderness Society, National Audubon Society, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Union of Concerned Scientists, Nature Conservancy, Trustees of Reservations, Appalachian Trail Conference, American Contract Bridge League, Greenpeace, Green Mtn. Club, Appalachian Mtn.
Club, Sierra Club, Sigma Xi, Gamma Nu.
Married Rebecca M. Henderson. 1 child, Harry Matthew.