Background
Allen, Ronald John was born on November 12, 1940 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Arthur and Lillian May (Brown) Allen.
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Ronald John Allen
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Education
Bachelor in Physics with honors, U. Saskatchewan, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council Canada, Paris, 1967-1968;
research associate, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1969-1970;
research supervisor, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1971;
lecturer in radio astronomy, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1972-1980;
professor radio astronomy, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1980-1985;
chairman, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1982-1985;
professor, head department astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1985-1988;
astronomer, head science computing division, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, 1989-1995;
head research programs office, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, since 1995. Visiting lecturer Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1971. Member academic councilMinistry Edition and Science, The Netherlands, 1982-1985.
Member visiting committee National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1986-1989. Senior scientist North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United States, 1975-1976. Visiting professor Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, 1985-1995.
Adjunct professor Johns Hopkins University, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, International Radio Science Union.
Connections
Married Janice Ruth Nielsen, January 7,1967. Children: Melanie Ruth, Matthew John, Stefan Ronald.
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