Susan Wyckoff

Background

Wyckoff, Susan was born on March 18, 1941 in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Daughter of Stephen and Jean (Taft) Wyckoff.

Education

Bachelor in Astronomy, Mount Holyoke, 1962; postgraduate, Swarthmore College, 1962-1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, Case Institute Technology, 1967.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967-1968. Assistant professor Albion (Michigan) College, 1968-1970. Research associate University Kansas, Lawrence, 1970-1972.

Senior lecturer Tel-Aviv University, Israel, 1972-1975. Principal research fellow Royal Greenwich Observatory, Sussex, England, 1975-1978. Visiting professor Ohio State University, Columbus, 1978-1979.

Associate professor Arizona State University, Tempe, 1979-1982, professor, since 1982, professor emeritus, chair department physics and astronomy Tempe, 1991-1994. Adjunct professor Sussex University, 1975-1977, University Heidelberg Theoretical Astrophysics Institute, 1980, University Arizona, Tucson, since 1984. Visiting astronomer Royal Grennwich Observatory, Sussex, England, 1983, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian National University, Canberra, 1987, Smith College, 1985.

Shapley lecturer, 1985-1986. Visiting committee Aura, Inc., Tucson, 1985-1988. Member International Astronomical Union Working Group High Resolution Spectra Comets, since 1982, space telescope working group key projects Extragalactic Astronomy, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Susan Wyckoff has been listed as a noteworthy astronomy researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Governor's Disease Control Commission, Phoenix, 1985-1987. Director Arizona Collaborative for Excellence in Preparation of Teachers, 1994-2000. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society (England).

Member National Science Foundation advisory committee since 1983, National Academy of Sciences space science board since 1984, Arizona State University Faculty Women's Association (president 1983-1984, executive board since 1983), American Astronomical Society Council (A.J. Cannon award communications 1982-1987), International Astronomical Union, Mount Graham International Observatory (citizen's council), International Halley Watch (director 1982-1990), American Astronomical Society (member council 1985-1988).

Interests

• Avocations: jogging, swimming.

Connections

Married Peter Augustus Wehinger, July 29, 1967.

Father:

Stephen Wyckoff

Mother:

Jean (Taft) Wyckoff

Spouse:

Peter Augustus Wehinger