Background
Basart, John Philip was born on February 26, 1938 in Des Moines. Son of Philip Edwin and Hildreth Pauline (Belden) Basart.
educator engineering researcher
Basart, John Philip was born on February 26, 1938 in Des Moines. Son of Philip Edwin and Hildreth Pauline (Belden) Basart.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1962. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1967.
Research associate, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1967-1969; system scientist, Very Large Array, Socorro, New Mexico, 1979-1981; assistant professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1969-1973; associate professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1973-1980; professor, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1980. Researcher in radio astronomy, non destructive evaluation, image processing, wave propagation. Campus coordinator Iowa Space Grant Consortium.
Served with United States Air Force, 1955-1959. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, International Society for Optical Engineering, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Luann Kay Stow, March 2, 1960. Children– Jill Eileen Urban, Ann Marie.