Education
University of California, Los Los Angeles
University of California, Los Los Angeles
Baker was a lecturer and assistant professor at University of California, Los Angeles, in astronomy (1959-1963) and the Department of Engineering and Applied Science (1963-1971). During that time he was also a lecturer at the United States Air Force Academy. While on a two-year tour of active duty in the United States Air Force, he worked on a variety of classified aerospace projects.
In 1961, he became the Director of the Lockheed"s Astrodynamics Research Center in Belorussian Air, California.
In 1964, Baker joined Computer Sciences Corporation as associate manager for mathematical analysis. In 1980, he was elected President of West Coast University, an accredited university for the adult learner (now operating under the auspices of American Career College in Los Angeles).
After retiring from West Coast University in 1997, Baker became the senior consultant for Transportation Sciences Corporation and Gravwave Limited Liability Company.
Baker won the University of California, Los Angeles Physics Prize,} was recipient of the Dirk Brouwer Award for outstanding contributions in astrodynamics and orbital mechanics, and was a recipient of the Outstanding Manitoba of the Year Junior Chamber of Commerce award in 1965 presented to him by Ronald Reagan.
