Background
Evans, John Vaughan was born on July 5, 1933 in Manchester, England. Came to the United States, 1960. Son of Cyril John and Gertrude Veronica (Bayliss) Evans.
physicist communications satellite executive
Evans, John Vaughan was born on July 5, 1933 in Manchester, England. Came to the United States, 1960. Son of Cyril John and Gertrude Veronica (Bayliss) Evans.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Manchester University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Manchester University, 1957.
Leverhulme research fellow, Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, United Kingdom, 1957-1960; staff member, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1960-1966, 67-70; associate group leader surveillance techniques, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1970-1972; group leader, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1972-1974; associate division head Aerospace division, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1974-1977; assistant director, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1977-1983; director Haystack Observatory, professor meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1980-1983; vice president research and development, Communications Satellite Corporation laboratories, Clarksburg, Maryland., 1983; vice-president, director, Communications Satellite Corporation laboratories, Clarksburg, Maryland., 1983-1992; president, Communications Satellite Corporation laboratories, Clarksburg, Maryland., 1992-1996; chief technical officer, Communications Satellite Corporation Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1996. Georgia Miller visiting professor University of Illinois, Urbana, 1966-1967. Trustee University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1980-1987.
Served with British Territorial Army, 1951-1957. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member National Academy Engineering, American Geophysical Union, International Astronomical Union.
Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).