Gareth Wynn-Williams
Emeritus Professor of Astronomy, University of Hawaii
Personal
Born London 1944
Married 1983 to Christine Oliver
Two sons: Oliver (1985) and Harry (1986)
Citizenship UK (born) and USA (naturalized 1984)
Contact: wynnwill_at_gmail.com
Education
University College School, London: 1955 - 1962
Trinity College, University of Cambridge: 1963 - 1971
Degrees
BA in Natural Sciences 1966: Cambridge University
PhD in Radio Astronomy 1971: Cambridge University
Pre-PhD employment
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington: 1963. Computer programmer
University College, Nairobi, Kenya: 1966 - 1967. Lecturer in physics under "VSO" program
Research Fellowships
Trinity College, Cambridge: 1969 - 1971
Harkness Fellowship, Caltech: 1971 - 1973
Academic Positions
University of Cambridge: 1973 - 1978. Demonstrator in Physics (equivalent to assistant professor)
Trinity College, Cambridge: 1974 - 1978. Teaching Fellow
University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy: 1978 - 2012 : Associate and Full Professor
Emeritus Professor of Astronomy, University of Hawaii 2012 -
Sabbaticals
Caltech: 1976.
Trinity College Cambridge: 1987- 1988 and 1994 - 1995:
Miscellaneous
President, Hawaii Academy of Science: 2010 - 2011
Chair, Astronomy Graduate Program, UH: 1980-1986 and 1995 -2004
Faculty Chair: Institute for Astronomy, UH: 1988 - 1994
Associate Chair: Institute for Astronomy, UH: 2006 - 2012
Course director: Chautauqua short courses: 1984 - 2016
Chief judge. Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair: 2008 - 2013