Background
Wildey, Robert LeRoy was born on August 22, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Charles Dickens and Lillian Fern (Houts) Wildey.
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Robert LeRoy Wildey
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Associate of Arts, John Muir College, 1954; Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1957; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1962.
Career
Research fellow in space science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1962-1963;
research fellow in astronomy and geology, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1963-1964;
assistant professor planetary science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1964-1965;
astrophysicist astrogeology branch, United States Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, since 1965;
visiting professor astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, 1966;
associate professor astrophysics and astronomy, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, 1971-1979;
professor astrophysics and astronomy, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, 1979-1982;
professor mathematics, physics and astonomy, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, since 1982. Consultant United Geophysical Corporation, Pasadena, 1962, Aeronautics division Ford Motor Company, Newport Beach, California, 1963-1964, World Book Encyclopedia Science News, New York City, 1964-1965, National Academy Sciences, Washington, 1967-1969. Pioneer in cyrogenic infrared astronomy.
Discovered Wildey effect, occasional hot satellite shadows on Jupiter, first detection of far-infrared radiation from a star.
Achievements
Membership
Search pilot Civil Air Patrol, Northern Arizona, 1979-1981. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society, Geological Society American, Explorers Club. Member NRA, American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union (commr.1970).
Connections
Married Diana Herberta Skolfield, June 27, 1959. Children: Robert Bismarck, Wendy Carol, Herbert Charles.
Awards
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Van Maanen fellow Carnegie Institute, 1960. Recipient Certified of Appreciation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1970, Certified of merit International Biological Institute, 1970.Van Maanen fellow Carnegie Institute, 1960. Recipient Certified of Appreciation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1970, Certified of merit International Biological Institute, 1970.