Patrick Conrad Crane

Background

Crane, Patrick Conrad was born on March 17, 1948 in Salt Lake City. Son of Rolland Pitts and Lorraine Valentine Crane.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977.

Career

Research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1970-1976; research associate, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia, 1976-1979; science associate II, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia, 1979-1981; science associate II, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1981-1983; science associate I, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1984; frequency coordinator, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1984-1992; systems scientist, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1985-1988; associate scientist, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1988-1992; senior scientist, Interferometrics, Inc., Vienna, Virginia, since 1993. Member radio frequency committee National Academy Sciences, 1988-1991, chair commission on light pollutuion, radio interference and space debris, since 1991.

Achievements

• Patrick Conrad Crane has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Astronomical Society Pacific, International Astronomical Union, International Union Radio Science, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Father:

Rolland Pitts Crane

Mother:

Lorraine Valentine Crane