John Richard Mattox

Background

Mattox, John Richard was born on July 10, 1954 in Deadwood, South Dakot. Son of James Ellis Mattox and Carolyn Elise (Isely) Mattox Sayre.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Florida, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Physics, Stanford University, 1987.

Career

Research assistant, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1981-1987; postdoctoral, Max Planck Institute, Garching, Federal Republic of Germany, 1987-1989; research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1989-1991; instrument specialist Gamma Ray Observatory Science Support Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., since 1991. Research associate National Research Council, 1989. Member science team for Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.

Achievements

• John Richard Mattox has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Uta Linke, June 24, 1989.

Father:

James Ellis Mattox Sayre

Mother:

Carolyn Elise (Isely) Mattox Sayre

Spouse:

Uta Linke