Background
McKinnon, William Beall was born on August 14, 1954 in Montreal. Son of William Mitchell Patrick and Elizabeth Jean McKinnon. came to the United States, 1954.
McKinnon, William Beall was born on August 14, 1954 in Montreal. Son of William Mitchell Patrick and Elizabeth Jean McKinnon. came to the United States, 1954.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1981.
Intern Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1976;
graduate teaching assistant department geological and planetary science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1977, 79;
graduate research assistant department geological and planetary science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1977-1980;
research associate Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1980-1982;
visiting research associate department earth and space science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1981;
senior research associate Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, U. Arizona, 1982;
assistant professor department earth and planetary science, Washington University, St. Louis, 1982-1988;
associate professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1988-1997;
professor, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1997. Member of committee planetary and lunar exploration National Research Council, 1985-1988, 92-95, program committee 17th and 18th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1986-1987, organizing committee Uranus Conference, 1986-1988, Mars Observer Participating ScientistRev. Panel, 1991, program committee Pluto & Charon Conference, 1993, organizing and program committee Icy Galilean Satellite Conference, 1993.
Lunar and planetary geoscience review panel National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1986-1989, planetary geology and geophysics working group, 1986-1991, Cassini review panel, 1990, origins solarsystems review panel, 1991-1994, planetary research and analysis study committee, 1991, Neptune/Pluto and Outer Planets science working group, 1991-1996, othrs.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union (associate editor Journal Geophysical Research since 1990, editor EOS Planetology 1985-1987, Macelwane medal subcommittee 1990-1992, Referee's citation 1988), Division Planetary Sciences of America Astronomical Society (division planetary science committee 1990-1992, Icarus editorial board 1988-1990, associate editor since 1991), International Astronomical Union, Meteoritical Society, Astronomical Society of Pacific, Planetary Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.