Background
Beer, Reinhard was born on November 5, 1935 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Harry Joseph and Elizabet Maria (Meister) Beer. came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1979.
Beer, Reinhard was born on November 5, 1935 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Harry Joseph and Elizabet Maria (Meister) Beer. came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1979.
Bachelor of Science with Honors, U. Manchester, England, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Manchester, England, 1960.
Research assistant physics, U. Manchester, 1956-1960;
senior assistant astronomy, U. Manchester, 1960-1963;
senior scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1963-1970;
group supervisor tropospheric science, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, since 1970;
senior research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, since 1985;
manager atmospheric and oceanographic science section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1990-1992;
flight team leader, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, since 1997. Visiting associate professor anstronomy University Texas, Austin, 1974. Visiting astronomer Kitt Peak National Observatory, 1979-1981, Mauna Kea Observatory, 1982-1986.
Principal investigator tropospheric emission spectrometer National Aeronautics and Space Administration Earth Observing System, since 1989, airborne emission spectrometer program National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1992. Co-investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration Atlas 1 mission, 1992, Atlas 2, 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Optical Society American, International Astronomical Union.
Married Margaret Ann Taylor, August 11, 1960.