Background
Baum, William Alvin was born on January 18, 1924 in Toledo. Son of Earle Fayette and Mable (Teachout) Baum.
Baum, William Alvin was born on January 18, 1924 in Toledo. Son of Earle Fayette and Mable (Teachout) Baum.
Bachelor summa cum laude, University Rochester, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy magna cum laude, California Institute of Technology, 1950.
Physicist United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1946-1949. Astronomer Mount Wilson and Palomar observatories, Pasadena, California, 1950-1965. Director Planetary Research Center, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1965-1990.
Research professor astronomy department University Washington, Seattle, 1990—1997, research professor emeritus, since 1998. Adjunct professor astronomy Ohio State University, 1969-1991. Adjunct professor physics Northern Arizona University, 1973-1991.
Research professor astronomy University Washington, Seattle, 1990-1997, professor emeritus, since 1998. Consultant physics, astronomy, optics. Consultant United States Army Research Office, Durham, North Carolina, 1967-1974.
Visiting professor American Astronom. Society, 1961-1998; advisory committee National Academy of Sciences, 19 58-67. Member optical instrumentation panel advisory Air Force, 1967-1976.
Committees and panels National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office Space Sciences, 1967-1991. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Viking Orbiter Imaging Team, 1970-1979, Hubble Space Telescope Camera Team, 1977-1996.
Served to Lieutenant, junior grade United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Astronomical Society (chairman division planetary science 1976-1977), Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society Pacific, International Astronomical Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Theta Delta Chi.
Married Marie Sjolseth, August 04, 1945 (divorced 1960). Children Karen Marie, Martha Jean. Married Ester Bru, June 27, 1961.