Background
Alexander, Joseph Kunkle was born on January 9, 1940 in Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Kunkle and Charlotte (Harper) Alexander.
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Joseph Kunkle Alexander
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Bachelor of Science in Physics, College William and Mary, 1960; Master of Arts in Physics, College William and Mary, 1962.
Career
Physicist, National Bureau Standards, 1960;
research assistant, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1960-1962;
physicist, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1962-1985;
head planetary magnetospheres branch, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1976-1984;
deputy chief scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1985-1987;
assistant associate administrator space science and applications, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1987-1993;
associate director space science, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1993-1994;
deputy assistant administrator Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1994-1998;
director space studies board, National Academy Sciences National Research Council, Washington, since 1998. Visiting scientist U. Colorado, 1973-1974. Senior policy analyst White House Office Science and Technology Policy, Washington, 1984-1985.
Associate chief Laboratory Extraterrestrial Physics, 1985, acting director life science National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1992-1993. Acting chief Laboratory Extraterrestrial Physics, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Connections
Married Diana Lenore Titolo, September 22, 1962. Children: Kathryn, Stephen, David.
