Jonathan Ellis Grindlay

Background

Grindlay, Jonathan Ellis was born on November 9, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John Happer and Elizabeth Grindlay.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1966; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1971.

Career

Junior fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1974; assistant professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1981; professor astronomy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1981; department chairman astronomy, Harvard University, 1985-1990; astrophysicist, Smithsonian Observatory, 1974-1976. Consultant Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford, Massachusetts, since 1982. Member visiting committee astronomy University of Chicago, 1983, Astrophysical Laboratory Saclay, France, since 1988, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Fairlight Center, 1995-1996, chairman, 1997.

Member visiting committee department physicsColumbia U., 1998. Visiting committee Naval Research Laboratory, 1998. Member users com.Cerro Tololo Interam.

Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1981-1984. Member Aspen Center for Physics, Colorado, since 1991, trustee, 1989-1990, member astrophysics program committee, since 1983. Chairman high energy astrophysics management operations group National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1986-1988, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory users committee, 1992-1994.

Member Space Science Board, NAS, 1986-1989. Member committee Astronomy and Astrophysics National Research Council, 1992-1998. Member commission on international programs National Research Council, 1996-1998.

Member High Energy Astronomy From Space Panel, National Research Council, since 1998. Member Space Telescope Institute Council, 1993-1996, Space Telescope Indiana Science Review committee 1996-1997. Chairman BinaryPanel, Space Telescope Cycle 7 Time Allocation Commission.

Chairman Space Science Working Group Amateur Athletic Union, 1990-1992. Member science organization committee for numerous international meetings.

Achievements

• Jonathan Ellis Grindlay has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society (national chair division astrophysics since 1998), American Astronomical Society (councilor, national secretary-treasurer high energy astrophysicsdiv. 1982-1984, vice president 1994-1997). Member International Astronomical Union (president commission 6 1991-1994).

Connections

Married Sandra Kay Smyrski, October 10, 1970. Children: Graham Charles, Kathryn Jane.

Father:

John Happer Grindlay

Mother:

Elizabeth Grindlay

Spouse:

Sandra Kay Smyrski

child:

Graham Charles Grindlay

child:

Kathryn Jane Grindlay