VITA, ROBERT GORDON TULL
(Latest Update: 10/31/97)

MAILING ADDRESS: McDonald Observatory
RLM 15.308
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712
  
BORN: May 1, 1929, Jackson, Michigan
  
MARRIED: 1952, to Catherine Ruble; 4 children, 4 grandchildren
  
EDUCATION: B.S. Physics, University of Illinois, 1952.
M.S. Astronomy, University of Illinois, 1957.
Ph.D. Astronomy, University of Michigan, 1963.

Dissertation: "Photoelectric Spectrophotometry of M31." Dean B. McLaughlin, advisor.

Member of IAU, AAS, Sigma Xi, OSA, SPIE, ASP

  
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
Senior Research Scientist, McDonald Observatory, 1983 to present
Research Scientist, McDonald Observatory, 1970 to 1983
Senior Scientist, JPL, Summer 1969
Assistant Prof. Astronomy, University of Texas, 1963-1970
Instructor, Astronomy, University of Texas, 1962-1963
Research Associate in Astronomy, University of Texas, 1961

Memberships on various committees and teams have included the High Resolution Spectrograph, Hubble Space Telescope, 1973-1976; Steering Committee for the National New Technology Telescope, 1980-1983; Working Group for High Resolution Optical Spectrograph, National New Technology Telescope, 1984-1985; The University of Texas 300-Inch Telescope, 1979 to 1985 (Project Scientist 1983-1985); High Resolution Optical Spectrographs for NOAO 8-m telescopes, 1988; PDR Team for the ESO VLT UVES High Res Spectrograph, 1993; Organizing Committee, IAU Comm. 9 (Instrumentation); Observatory Committee and Observatory Council, McDonald Observatory.

Chairman, Design Review Committee for the Keck HiRES Spectrograph, 1989, 1990.

Currently (1997) Project Scientist, High Resolution Spectrograph for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope.