SSP'78 was held June 19 to July 30, 1978 at the Thacher School in
Ojai, California. For a class picture of SSP'78, click here. Also check
in the table below for links to individual memories, anecdotes,
photos, etc.
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Life after SSP'78 |
Pierce, David A.
1978
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2000
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dpierce@elcamino.cc.ca.us
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In 1978 was Professor of Astronomy at El Camino College, and Academic
Director of SSP.
Updated November 2000: "BS and MS Engineering (UCLA), Ph.D. Astronomy
(Yale). 30+ years experience teaching Astronomy, Physics, Math,
History of Science at the college level. I've worked for 20+ years in
the aerospace industry, including Voyager Mission to the outer planets
at the Jet Propulsion Lab. I was with SSP from 1974-85 and in 1993.
My current interests include teaching, reading, walking, gardening
(orchids and cactus, not together), volleyball (still), weightlifting,
my church (Presbyterian), and travel to foreign countries (25) and
National Parks (40). In addition, I'm constructing and teaching an
Astronomy course online."
A photo of Dr. Pierce at Stonehenge, July 2000.
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Abell, George O.
1978
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In 1978 was Professor of Astronomy at UCLA, and co-director of SSP.
Dr. Abell passed away in October 1983 at his home in Encino CA, of a
sudden heart attack. (If you have additional info
about Dr. Abell, please contact the web page keeper.)
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Erickson, Timothy
1978
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1999?
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tim@eeps.com
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Updated November 2000:
"After 1978 I took an MA in Astronomy from Berkeley, worked for
several years for the Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena, then returned
to Berkeley to finish a Ph.D. -- this time in Science and Mathematics
Education -- in 1987. I worked in a teacher-education project in Berkeley
for a few more years. Since about 1992 I've been a free-lance math educator,
whatever that is, with clients ranging from WGBH Boston to the State of
California to the Edmonds (Washington) School District. The most fun I've
had in work recently was to be on the design team for
Fathom (TM),
a really fabulous stats and data analysis
software package, published by Key Curriculum Press. I've been married for
ages; our 13-year-old daughter is getting ready for high school next fall;
and a couple years ago, I took up the cello. I'm not worthy yet to accompany
Zook's oboe playing, but if I practice enough..."
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Hastings, Robin
1978
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now?
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In 1978 was graduate student at New Mexico State U.
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Wehrle, Ann
1978
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now?
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In 1978 was graduate student at Bryn Mawr. 1987 PhD in astrophysics from UCLA.
Now (2000) a staff scientist on SIM (Space Interferometry Mission) at
JPL. She and Alma Zook are collaborating on a study of blazars.
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Zook, Alma
1978
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now?
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Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Pomona College
610 N. College Ave
Claremont CA 91711
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In 1978 was graduate student at U.C. Berkeley. Now Professor of
Physics at Pomona. She writes (April 2000): "I chaired the department
from 1992-1995 and am likely to have to do so again (since it rotates
with a three-year period). I share a house with five cats, or maybe
they share it with me. About 15 years ago I started taking oboe
lessons and have become fairly serious about it, playing in both the
College concert band and orchestra. Now that Pomona's one-meter
telescope at Table Mountain is operational (if not always
cooperative), I've gone back to optical observational astronomy. This
time it's photometry of blazars rather than spectroscopy of red
giants, though."
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| STUDENTS of SSP'78 |
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| Who |
Contact Info. |
Life after SSP'78 |
Baskir, Jesse
1978
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now?
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Berkin, Andrew
1978
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Biagas, Barbara
1978
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Blumberg, Deborah
1978
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pdhop@indra.com
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Updated November 2000: "AB Stanford, 1983; Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison 1990 in
Neuroscience. I'm living in Boulder, CO with my
husband and our 2 year old daughter. I'm a Scientist
in Research and Development at a biotech company
called BioStar, which develops rapid diagnostic tests
for infectious diseases. Boulder is a great place for
star gazing, and it seems many of our neighbors are
want-to-be astronomers too, so we have on occasion
gazed through one of the neighborhood telescopes at
heavenly bodies (in the sky)."
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Brattkus, Kirk
1978
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now?
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Chang, Enson
1978
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now?
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Chivukula, Sekhar
1978
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1998?
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Michigan State University
3243 Biomedical Physical Sciences
East Lansing, MI 48824-2320
sekhar@msu.edu
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November 2003: "Elizabeth Simmons (SSP 80, TA 84 & 85) and I (SSP 78,
TA 83 & 84) have moved from the Physics Department at Boston University
to the
Physics and Astronomy Department of Michigan State University, where
Elizabeth
also serves as the Director of the Lyman Briggs School of Science."
January 2000:
"B.S. in Physics and Applied Math, Caltech, 1983, Ph. D. in Physics,
Harvard, 1987. TA at SSP `83 & `84. Married to Elizabeth H. Simmons
(SSP`80, currently also on faculty of Boston University Physics
Dept.); two children (Ari, born 1991 & Anand, born 1999). Joined the
BU Physics Department in 1987. My area of research is theoretical
particle physics; in particular I am interested in electroweak
symmetry breaking and the origin of mass."
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Clegg, Derek
1978
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Cornell, Mark
1978
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Dutton, Jefferson
1978
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Freeman, Andrew
1978
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Haber, Lynne
1978
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Haussmann, Gregory
1978
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Hirsch, William
1978
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Horton, Curtis
1978
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Huynh, Tung
1978
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Jaffe, Tobias
1978
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Javid, Craig
1978
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Keller, Arlene
1978
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Kidder, Kenneth
1978
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Kruschke, John K.
1978
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2002
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Dept. of Psychology
Indiana University
1101 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-7007
kruschke@indiana.edu
(812) 855-3192
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Updated May 2002: "B.A. in Mathematics, U.C. Berkeley, 1983.
Ph.D. in Psychology (Cognitive Science), U.C. Berkeley 1990.
Now Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Indiana U. I do
experiments and create mathematical models of human learning (see my
web page for more info)."
Some memories of SSP78
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Labiner, Charles
1978
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Luckenbach, Adam
1978
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Mckay, Michael
1978
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mike.mckay@bain.com
617-572-2165 (work)
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Updated March 2000: "AB Economics from Harvard College magna cum
laude, 1983. MBA University of Chicago, 1988 (Mayer Prize as top
graduating student). Employer: Partner, Bain and Company, a global
management consulting company (1987-current). I am married to my
college sweetheart Judy, and am blessed with three children: Alison
(7), Sarah (5) and Ian (3). While I have forsaken a career in
science, I am passing on my interest in astronomy and other topics to
my kids -- we have a telescope which we enjoy using together."
Photos of SSP78 from Mike.
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McLoone, Edward
1978
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Murch, Jennine
1978
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Nichols, Stephanie
1978
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Olesiak, Jaroslaw
1978
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Plato, Paul
1978
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Quong, Russell
1978
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Ragen, Matthew
1978
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searagen@msn.com
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Updated January 2000: "I currently live in Seattle with my wife and
two boys. I just passed my 10th anniversary at Microsoft. My wife
works for Teledesic (Internet in the sky) which is the closest I've
come to orbital geometry since 1978. However, with the boys reaching
telescope age, have been getting an itch for a new toy.
(Recommendations welcome.)"
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Rowley, Karl
1978
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Schiffman, Rochelle
1978
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Selinger, Jonathan
1978
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Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6900
4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20375
selinger@karma.nrl.navy.mil
(202) 404-6040
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Updated March 2000: "I studied physics at Harvard University,
receiving an A.B. (1983), A.M. (1985), and Ph.D. (1989). After
graduate school, I did three years of postdoctoral work at UCLA, and
then moved to the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. I am
working as a research physicist in the NRL's Center for Bio/Molecular
Science and Engineering, where my research focuses on the theory of
polymers, liquid crystals, lipid microstructures, and other complex
fluids. I am married to another physicist, Robin Selinger, who is on
the faculty at Catholic University, and we have two sons, Joseph (born
1991) and David (born 1994)."
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Tanenbaum, Laurie
1978
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Woods, Thomas
1978
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