John William Dreher

Background

Dreher, John William was born on March 5, 1947 in Huntington Park, California, United States. Son of William Chase Dreher and Gertrude (Jensen) Sutherland.

Education

Bachelor with distinction, University of California, Berkeley, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1978.

Career

Research associate, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1978-1981; assistant professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981-1985; associate professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985-1988; senior research associate, National Research Council, Moffett Field, California, 1989-1991; systems scientist, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, Mountain View, California, since 1991. Member Users' Committee National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1988-1991.

Achievements

• John William Dreher has been listed as a noteworthy radio astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, International Scientific Radio Union, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Katherine Tolbert, August 31, 1968. Children: Elizabeth, Jillian.

Father:

William Chase Dreher Sutherland

Mother:

Gertrude (Jensen) Sutherland

Spouse:

Katherine Tolbert

child:

Elizabeth Dreher

child:

Jillian Dreher