Background
Olsen, Kenneth Harold was born on February 20, 1930 in Ogden, Utah, United States. Son of Harold Reuben and Rose (Hill) Olsen.
astrophysicist geophysicist historian
Olsen, Kenneth Harold was born on February 20, 1930 in Ogden, Utah, United States. Son of Harold Reuben and Rose (Hill) Olsen.
Bachelor of Science, Idaho State College, 1952. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1957.
Graduate research assistant, California Institute Technology, Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory, Pasadena, 1952-1957;
staff member, group leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1957-1989;
laboratory associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1989-1995;
geophysical consultant, Global Corporate Services International, Lynnwood, Washington, since 1989. Visiting research fellow Applied Seismological Group, Swedish National Defense Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1983. Senior visiting scientist fellow Norwegian Seismic Array, Oslo, Norway, 1983.
Visiting scholar Geophysics Program, University Washington, Seattle, 1989-1991.
Member American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, Seismological Society of America, American Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society.
Married Barbara Ann Parson, June 15, 1955. Children: Susan L., Steven K., Christopher P., Richard S.