Background
Theon, John Speridon was born on December 12, 1934 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Lewis and Merope (Xydias) Theon.
Theon, John Speridon was born on December 12, 1934 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Lewis and Merope (Xydias) Theon.
Bachelor of Science in Aero. Engineering, U. Maryland., 1957; Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, 1959; Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science and Mechanics, U. Tennessee, 1985.
Aero. engineer, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, 1957-1958; engineer, United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Maryland., 1962; research meterologist, 1962-1974; head meterology branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1974-1977; assistant chief Laboratory for, Atmospheric Sciences, 1977-1978; Nimbus project scientist, Atmospheric Sciences, 1972-1978; Landsat discipline leader meteorological investigations, Atmospheric Sciences, 1974-1978; manager global weather research program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1978-1982; chief Atmospheric Dynamics and Radiation branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1982-1989; Spacelab 3 program scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, 1979-1986; chairman space shuttle weather advisory panel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, 1985-1987; chief atmospheric, dynamics, radiation and hydrol. processes, 1989-1993; chief physical climate branch, 1993-1994; division program scientist, 1994-1995; executive secretary task force on observations and data management, 1994-1995. Consultant Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, since 1995, Orbital Sciences Corporation, 1995-1996, Cal Tech Jet Propulsion Laboratory, since 1997.
Served with United States Air Force, 1958-1960. Fellow American Meteorological Society.
Married Joanne Edens, July 31, 1965. Children— Christopher James, Catherine.