Background
Merri Sue Carter was born on the 16th of November, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. She is the daughter of William E., a research geodesist, and Marilyn (Johnson) Carter, a contracting officer.
College Park, MD 20742, United States
Merri Sue Carter studied at the University of Maryland, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1986 and earned a Master of Science degree from it in 1999.
Merri Sue Carter was born on the 16th of November, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. She is the daughter of William E., a research geodesist, and Marilyn (Johnson) Carter, a contracting officer.
Merri Sue Carter studied at the University of Maryland, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1986 and earned a Master of Science degree from it in 1999.
From 1996, Merri Sue Carter is an astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington. Besides, she is the director of the World Data Center A for the Rotation of the Earth. Her primary work is studying polar motion and variations in the rotation of Earth, using VLBI and Global Positioning System (GPS) observations collected at stations around the world.
With her father, Bill Carter, she cowrote, Latitude: How American Astronomers Solved the Mystery of Variation, that was published in 2002. It is a history of the breakthrough discovery that established the United States as a player in the global scientific community. Four years later their book, Simon Newcomb: America's Unofficial Astronomer Royal, came out. Also, she is the author of scientific papers and a contributor to American National Biography.
Merri Sue Carter is a member of the American Geophysical Union.
Merri Sue Carter is married to James H. Clark III. They have two children, Wyatt Evan Clark and Holly Mae Clark.