Karen Marie Strom

Background

Strom, Karen Marie was born on August 18, 1941 in Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Ray Wilson and Lillian Mae (Schurch) Lewallen.

Education

Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958-1960; AB, Harvard University, 1964.

Career

Research assistant, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960-1969; research associate, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1969-1972; senior research associate, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1972-1983; senior research fellow, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1983-1993; research professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1993. Referee Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomical Journal Japan. Member committee Roentgen Satellite time allocation National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1989.

Achievements

• Karen Marie Strom has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.

Connections

Married Stephen Eric Strom, March 31, 1960. Children: Robert C., Kathy M., David M., Julie E.

Father:

Ray Wilson Lewallen

Mother:

Lillian Mae (Schurch) Lewallen

Spouse:

Stephen Eric Strom

child:

Julie E. Strom

child:

Robert C. Strom

child:

David M. Strom

child:

Kathy M. Strom