Background
Ruyten, Wilhelmus Maria was born on August 4, 1959 in Swalmen, Netherlands. Son of Hubertus Michael Jackson and Gertrudis M. (Geraedts) Ruyten. came to the United States, 1984.
Ruyten, Wilhelmus Maria was born on August 4, 1959 in Swalmen, Netherlands. Son of Hubertus Michael Jackson and Gertrudis M. (Geraedts) Ruyten. came to the United States, 1984.
Master of Science in Physics, Eindhoven University of Technological, Netherlands, 1984;
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Tennessee, 1989.
Internship, Philips Research laboratories, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1982;
exchange visitor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1982-1983;
research assistant, U. Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1985-1989;
postdoctoral fellow, U. Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1989-1990;
research physicist, senior research engineer, Center for Space Transportation and Applied Research, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1990-1993;
senior engineer, Calspan AEDC, Tullahoma, Tennessee, since 1994. Instructor Cumberland U., Lebanon, Tennessee, 1987. Technical advisor small business innovative research program National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (co-chair national meetings 1992, 93), Optical Society American, American Institute Physics, Table Tennis Club (chairman 1981).
Married Mary Belle Pribble, July 24, 1984.