Background
Phillips, John Peter was born on May 19, 1949 in Sheffield, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Son of Amos Henry Phillips and Hilda Jean Allford.
Phillips, John Peter was born on May 19, 1949 in Sheffield, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Son of Amos Henry Phillips and Hilda Jean Allford.
Bachelor of Science (honours), University of Manchester, England, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College of Science, University of London, 1978.
Research fellow Imperial College of Science, University of London, Ireland, 1974—1978, Queen Mary College, University of London, Ireland, 1978—1982, European Space Agency, Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands, 1982—1984. Advanced research fellow Queen Mary College, University of London, Ireland, 1984—1989. Visiting professor Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, 1989—1993.
Research investigator Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica, Puebla, Mexico, 1994—1997. President academy of astronomy University of Guadalajara, Mexico, 1997—2003, head of astronomy Mexico, since 1997. Member editorial committee for the journal science Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.
Fellow: Royal Astronomical Society. Member: Royal College of Science (associate), International Astronomical Union (life), Mexican Academy of Sciences (life).
Married Maria Eugenia Machado Calderon, May 18, 1996.