Background
Newburn, Ray Leon was born on January 9, 1933 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Son of Ray Leon and Gertrude Grace (Nelson) Newburn.
Newburn, Ray Leon was born on January 9, 1933 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Son of Ray Leon and Gertrude Grace (Nelson) Newburn.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1954; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1955; postgraduate, California Institute Technology, 1955-1956.
Member technical staff Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1956-1985;
group supervisor Jet Propulsion Laboratory,, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1962, 65-72;
group supervisor Jet Propulsion Laboratory,, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 80-92;
senior member technical staff, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1985-1997;
principal member technical staff, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1997;
leader international Halley watch, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1980-1992. Chief camera Co-I, STARDUST mission, since 1995. Member program committee International Comet conference, Budapest, Hungary, 1982, Symposium on Exploration of Halley's Comet, Heidelberg, Germany, 1986, Symposium on Diversity andSimilarity of Comets, Brussels, 1987.
Head organizing committee Internat.Conf. on comets in Post-Halley Era, Bamberg, Germany, 1989. Member subcommission B.1 Committee on Space Research.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society (committee division planetary science 1982-1985), International Astronomical Union, Astronomical Society Pacific, Sigma Xi.
Married Virginia Lee Gaskin, May 4, 1968. Children: Steven Ray and Kevin Francis (twins).