Background
Beckwith, Steven Van Walter was born on November 20, 1951 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Beckwith, Steven Van Walter was born on November 20, 1951 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1978.
Assistant professor astronomy, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1978-1984;
associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1984-1989;
professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1989. Visiting professor Centro per l'Astronomica Infrarossa, Florence, Italy, 1981-1982, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, Max Planck Institute fur Astronomie, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1986. Visiting associate California Institute Technology, 1985.
Mem.adv. committee for large telescope mirrors National Science Foundation, 1989. Member decade report astronomy in 1990's and working group for priorities in space science, NAS, 1989-1990. Volwiler lecturer in chemistry Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1985.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Married Susan McCormick. 2 children.