Corporate Name

Corporate Name: Primary Corporate Name

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

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5f504734-0341-478c-8514-cbb6f4175637

Oral history of Richard Henry

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Richard Henry is an Academy Professor in the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, where he is also Research Professor in the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics & Astronomy. He is also Director of the Maryland Space Grant Consortium. He earned his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1967. In this oral history, Henry discusses his early interest in astronomy, the trajectory of his career, and the beginnings of the Space Telescope Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of Warren Moos

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Warren Moos graduated from Brown University in 1957 and received a PhD in physics from the University of Michigan in 1962. From 1961 to 1963, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, becoming an acting assistant professor in 1963. He joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins in 1964, where he has served as director of the Center for Astrophysical Sciences and as chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. In this oral history, Moos discusses major projects and programs during his career at Johns Hopkins University. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of Raymond Villard

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Since 1986, Raymond Villard has been the News Director for the Space Telescope Science Institute. His earlier work experience includes producing planetarium programs for the Maryland Science Center and serving as Assistant Editor of Astronomy magazine. He received a B.S. in Communication Arts from the University of Albany, SUNY and an M.S. in Science Communication from Boston University. In this oral history, Villard discusses his work at the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Hubble Space Telescope. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.