Background
Osmer, Patrick Stewart was born on December 17, 1943 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of William Proudfit Junior and Jane Briggs Osmer.
Osmer, Patrick Stewart was born on December 17, 1943 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of William Proudfit Junior and Jane Briggs Osmer.
Bachelor of Science, Case Institute of Technology, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1970.
Research associate, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1969-1970; assistant astronomer, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1970-1973; associate astronomer, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1973-1976; astronomer, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1977-1985; director, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1981-1985; astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, 1986-1993; deputy director, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 1988-1993; scientist 8-M telescope project, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, 1988-1992; interim gemini project scientist, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, 1991-1992; professor, chairman astronomy department, Ohio State University, since 1993.
Chairman telescope allocation committee Hubble Space Telescope, 1991. Member American Astronomical Society (councillor 1985-1988), International Astronomical Union, Astronomical Society of Pacific, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Anita Amanda Bauza, January 5, 1973. Children– Katherine, Charlotte.