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Zeilik, Michael was born on September 26, 1946 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Michael and Margaret (Sabo) Zeilik.
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Zeilik, Michael was born on September 26, 1946 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Michael and Margaret (Sabo) Zeilik.
Bachelor in Physics, Princeton University, 1968; Master of Arts in Astronomy, Harvard University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, Harvard University, 1975.
Assistant professor astronomy, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1975-1980; associate professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1980-1985; professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1985; associate director Institute Astrophysics, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1986-1988; director, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Graduate Center, 1987-1991.
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Member International Astronomical Union (commission 46), American Astronomical Society (education board), American Association Physics Teachers (astronomy committee), Astronomical Society Pacific.
Married Kimberly Lesser, August 31, 1985.