Background
Smith, Verne V. was born on July 16, 1954 in Boone, Iowa, United States. Son of Marguerite O'Daniels and Verne V. Smith.
Smith, Verne V. was born on July 16, 1954 in Boone, Iowa, United States. Son of Marguerite O'Daniels and Verne V. Smith.
Bachelor, University Iowa, 1976. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, Seattle, 1983.
Research fellow University Texas, Austin, 1983—1988. Research scientist University of Texas at Austin, McDonald Observatory, 1988—2006. Professor physics and astronomy University Texas, El Paso, 1996—2004.
Director, gemini science center National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, since 2004.
Married Katia Cunha; children: Mariana Martins, Nicholas.