Background
Havlen, Robert James was born on September 16, 1943 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Frank James and Marian Whitmore (Briggs) Havlen.
Astronomer non-profit society executive
Havlen, Robert James was born on September 16, 1943 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Frank James and Marian Whitmore (Briggs) Havlen.
Bachelor of Science, University Rochester, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1970.
Staff astronomer, European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile, 1970-1977; visiting lecturer, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1977-1979; assistant to director, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, 1979-1988; head obs.svcs., National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, 1988-1993; executive director, Astronomical Society Pacific, San Francisco, since 1993.
Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Married Carolyn Anne Wolf, September 2, 1967. Children: Pamela Ruth, Naomi Lynn.