International Meteor Organization
Who Is Who
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Julius Benton from United States
Postal address: ASSOCIATES IN ASTRONOMY, P.O. Box 30545, Savannah, Georgia 31410, United States
Email: jlbaina - at - msn.com
Homepage Julius Benton: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo/
Occupation: Professor
Postal address: ASSOCIATES IN ASTRONOMY, P.O. Box 30545, Savannah, Georgia 31410, United States
Email: jlbaina - at - msn.com
Homepage Julius Benton: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo/
Occupation: Professor
- Interested in Visual Meteor Observations
Peter Bias from United States
Postal address: 2731 Nevada Road, Lakeland, FL 33803-3254, United States
Email: pbias - at - flsouthern.edu
Occupation: Professor of Business and Economics
Postal address: 2731 Nevada Road, Lakeland, FL 33803-3254, United States
Email: pbias - at - flsouthern.edu
Occupation: Professor of Business and Economics
- I have special interest in visual observations. I authored “Meteors and Meteor Showers; An Amateur’s Guide to Meteors” in 2006.
Paul Bowman from United States
Postal address: Washington Services, 14002 81st Pl NE, Kirkland, WA 98034, United States
Email: patobo - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Physician
Postal address: Washington Services, 14002 81st Pl NE, Kirkland, WA 98034, United States
Email: patobo - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Physician
- Amateur astronomy
William Branch from United States
Postal address: 4745 Laverda Dr, Haltom City, TX 76117, United States
Email: pat_branch - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Engineer
Postal address: 4745 Laverda Dr, Haltom City, TX 76117, United States
Email: pat_branch - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Engineer
- Observing meteor showers, meteorite hunting
John Briggs from United States
Postal address: HUT Observatory, P.O. Box 3725, Eagle, Colorado 81631-3725, United States
Email: john.w.briggs - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Astronomer
Postal address: HUT Observatory, P.O. Box 3725, Eagle, Colorado 81631-3725, United States
Email: john.w.briggs - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Astronomer
- I am operating a video meteor system with MetRec software as part of Chris Peterson's Colorado meteor network.
William Cooke from United States
Postal address: NASA Meteoroid Environment Office, 6231 Rime Village Drive Apt 104, Huntsville, AL 35806, United States
Email: william.j.cooke - at - nasa.gov
Occupation: NASA Researcher
Postal address: NASA Meteoroid Environment Office, 6231 Rime Village Drive Apt 104, Huntsville, AL 35806, United States
Email: william.j.cooke - at - nasa.gov
Occupation: NASA Researcher
John Correira from United States
Postal address: 1109 Treeside Lane, Herndon, VA 20170, United States
Email: john.correira - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Scientist
Postal address: 1109 Treeside Lane, Herndon, VA 20170, United States
Email: john.correira - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Scientist
- Research
Robert Culbertson from United States
Postal address: 788 Hill City Road, Cranberry Pennsylvania 16319-3612, United States
Email: wa3ygq - at - amsat.org
Homepage Robert Culbertson : www.myspace.com/wa3ygq
Occupation: Retired
Postal address: 788 Hill City Road, Cranberry Pennsylvania 16319-3612, United States
Email: wa3ygq - at - amsat.org
Homepage Robert Culbertson : www.myspace.com/wa3ygq
Occupation: Retired
- meteor induced Sporadic E propagation and High Angle Radiation on the VHF, HF and MF Amateur Radio Frequencies
Mark Davis from United States
Postal address: 101 Margate Circle, Goose Creek, SC 29445, United States
Email: meteors - at - comcast.net
Occupation: Park Ranger
Postal address: 101 Margate Circle, Goose Creek, SC 29445, United States
Email: meteors - at - comcast.net
Occupation: Park Ranger
- Founder and Coordinator of North American Meteor Network. Visual observer interested in minor showers.
George Drobnock from United States
Postal address: 213 S. Jefferson St., Mount Union, PA 17066, United States
Email: drobnock - at - penn.com
Occupation: Consultant
Postal address: 213 S. Jefferson St., Mount Union, PA 17066, United States
Email: drobnock - at - penn.com
Occupation: Consultant
- Interested in visual and VLF radio observations.
Howard Edin from United States
Postal address: 556 E 2200 Road, Eudora, KS, United States
Email: howard.edin - at - gmail.com
Homepage Howard Edin: www.howardedin.com
Occupation: Computer consulting
Postal address: 556 E 2200 Road, Eudora, KS, United States
Email: howard.edin - at - gmail.com
Homepage Howard Edin: www.howardedin.com
Occupation: Computer consulting
- Visual and photographic observer.
Vladimir Getman from United States
Postal address: Pennsylvania State University, 121 EEE, University Park, PA 16802, United States
Email: vsg1 - at - psu.edu
Occupation: Astronomer
Postal address: Pennsylvania State University, 121 EEE, University Park, PA 16802, United States
Email: vsg1 - at - psu.edu
Occupation: Astronomer
- Astronomer, observer of meteors, comets artificial earth satellites, participated in observations (Tajikistan, Somalia, Mozambique, Puerto Rico, USA). Participated in the following NASA projects:
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission (still in orbit); Cosmic Ray
Energetic And Mass (CREAM) balloon experiment in Antarctica,
2004-2005. Treasurer of the American Meteor Society 2008-2012. Chess player.
Peter Gural from United States
Postal address: 351 Samantha Dr., Sterling, VA 20164-5539, United States
Email: peter.s.gural - at - saic.com
Occupation: Senior Scientist at Science Applications Int. Corp
Postal address: 351 Samantha Dr., Sterling, VA 20164-5539, United States
Email: peter.s.gural - at - saic.com
Occupation: Senior Scientist at Science Applications Int. Corp
- Developing computer based automated streak detection and
analysis software for a variety of electro-optical meteor systems. These include all-sky, moderate field of view, down to telescopic FOVs with software developed for meteor detection in systems with long frame integration, short frame integration, video rate collection, mirror controlled meteor tracking, and the flash detection of lunar meteoroid impacts. Developer of the "MeteorScan" automated meteor detection and analysis software for identifying meteor tracks in live or videotaped night sky imagery. Been involved with many meteor collection field campaigns since 1998 on both ground and airborne platforms. Activities include bicycling, softball, and local high school marching band support.
Gerhard Harmon from United States
Postal address: 4939 Chestnut St., Shady Side, MD 20764, United States
Email: wryhope - at - comcast.net
Postal address: 4939 Chestnut St., Shady Side, MD 20764, United States
Email: wryhope - at - comcast.net
- Visual observing
Carl Hergenrother from United States
Postal address: 4101 N Sunnywood Pl., Tucson, AZ 85749, United States
Email: chergen - at - yahoo.com
Homepage Carl Hergenrother: http://transientsky.wordpress.com/
Occupation: Bronx, New York, USA
Postal address: 4101 N Sunnywood Pl., Tucson, AZ 85749, United States
Email: chergen - at - yahoo.com
Homepage Carl Hergenrother: http://transientsky.wordpress.com/
Occupation: Bronx, New York, USA
- Bronx, New York, USA
David Holman from United States
Postal address: 424 Avon St. #4, Oakland, CA 94618, United States
Email: daveh - at - lmi.net
Occupation: Self-employed
Postal address: 424 Avon St. #4, Oakland, CA 94618, United States
Email: daveh - at - lmi.net
Occupation: Self-employed
- Started visual observering in 1992, also interested in video and radio observing. Worked on the Multi-Insturment Airborne Campaign from 1999 to 2008. Currently working on the CAMS Project in California (2011- ? ).
Peter Jenniskens from United States
Postal address: SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States
Email: Petrus.M.Jenniskens - at - nasa.gov
Occupation: Astronomer
Postal address: SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States
Email: Petrus.M.Jenniskens - at - nasa.gov
Occupation: Astronomer
- Interested in meteors, meteor showers, and meteorite falls, and their relation to minor planets. Career pages at: http://airborne.seti.org.
Jeffrey Jones from United States
Postal address: 19 Rutherford Circle, Sterling, VA 20165, United States
Email: jonesjeffr - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Systems Engineer
Postal address: 19 Rutherford Circle, Sterling, VA 20165, United States
Email: jonesjeffr - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Systems Engineer
- Visual and Video observing.
Peter Kozich from United States
Postal address: 2966 Aberdeen Dr, Florissant, MO 63033, United States
Email: kozichpj - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Aviation meteorologist
Postal address: 2966 Aberdeen Dr, Florissant, MO 63033, United States
Email: kozichpj - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Aviation meteorologist
- Although never formally trained in astronomy, I find meteor outbursts and modeling of meteor streams extremely interesting.
Gary Kronk from United States
Postal address: 5682 Forest Drive, Hillsboro, United States
Email: kronk - at - cometography.com
Homepage Gary Kronk: http://meteorshowersonline.com/
Occupation: Senior Support Analyst
Postal address: 5682 Forest Drive, Hillsboro, United States
Email: kronk - at - cometography.com
Homepage Gary Kronk: http://meteorshowersonline.com/
Occupation: Senior Support Analyst
- Observing, photographing, and historical research.
Robert Layman from United States
Postal address: 207 Birchwood Drive, West Chester, Pa. 19380, United States
Email: Layman3 - at - Aol.com
Occupation: Administrator
Postal address: 207 Birchwood Drive, West Chester, Pa. 19380, United States
Email: Layman3 - at - Aol.com
Occupation: Administrator
- General
Vladimir Lukic from United States
Postal address: Stevens Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States
Email: lukicv - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Physicist
Postal address: Stevens Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States
Email: lukicv - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Physicist
- Visual, video, physics, data analysis, education.
Robert Lunsford from United States
Postal address: 1828 Cobblecreek Street, Chula Vista, CA 91913-3917, United States
Email: lunro.imo.usa - at - cox.net
Occupation: Newspaper circulation manager
Postal address: 1828 Cobblecreek Street, Chula Vista, CA 91913-3917, United States
Email: lunro.imo.usa - at - cox.net
Occupation: Newspaper circulation manager
- Year-round visual observer and plotter. Photographer during major showers. Also interested in variable stars, comets, planets, and deep-sky observations. IMO Secretary-General since 1998, IMO Assistant Treasurer since 1997, Meteor Section Coordinator for the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers, Operations Manager of the American Meteor Society.
Paul Martsching from United States
Postal address: 209 S Oak Apt 122, Ames IA 50010-6949, United States
Email: pmartsching - at - mchsi.com
Occupation: mail room clerk at Iowa State University
Postal address: 209 S Oak Apt 122, Ames IA 50010-6949, United States
Email: pmartsching - at - mchsi.com
Occupation: mail room clerk at Iowa State University
- visual observation
Robert Michell from United States
Postal address: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd., San Antonio, TX 78238, United States
Email: rmichell - at - swri.edu
Occupation: Scientist
Postal address: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd., San Antonio, TX 78238, United States
Email: rmichell - at - swri.edu
Occupation: Scientist
- Optical imaging and spectra as well as incoherent scatter radar observations.
Danielle Moser from United States
Postal address: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, MITS/EV44, Huntsville, Alabama 35806, United States
Email: danielle.e.moser - at - nasa.gov
Postal address: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, MITS/EV44, Huntsville, Alabama 35806, United States
Email: danielle.e.moser - at - nasa.gov
Edmond Murad from United States
Postal address: 20 Kenwick Terrace, Newton, MA 02458-2419, United States
Email: emurad - at - verizon.net
Occupation: Chemist
Postal address: 20 Kenwick Terrace, Newton, MA 02458-2419, United States
Email: emurad - at - verizon.net
Occupation: Chemist
Michael Otte from United States
Postal address: 5001 South Koch Rd, Pearl City, IL 61062, United States
Email: mike.otte96-at-gmail.com - at -
Homepage Michael Otte: http://mmotte.mystarband.net/
Occupation: Automation Engineer
Postal address: 5001 South Koch Rd, Pearl City, IL 61062, United States
Email: mike.otte96-at-gmail.com - at -
Homepage Michael Otte: http://mmotte.mystarband.net/
Occupation: Automation Engineer
- Interested in Radio and Video observations, although I have spent some evenings just plain watching "shooting stars". I have been keeping a forward scatter station running for a few years(rmob.org) and a video station using Sirko's Metrec program. Goals are to improve my data, build a "station in a box" using a microcontroller, direction find, and learn more about radar obs. I welcome conversation on subject.
Joseph Pedroncelli from United States
Postal address: 3869 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Apt. # 1608, Albuquerque, NM 87109, United States
Occupation: Retired
Postal address: 3869 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Apt. # 1608, Albuquerque, NM 87109, United States
Occupation: Retired
- Member of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society. Interested in visual observations and photography.
Chris Peterson from United States
Postal address: Cloudbait Observatory, 1925 Tess Trace, Guffey, Colorado 80820, United States
Email: clp - at - alumni.caltech.edu
Homepage Chris Peterson: www.cloudbait.com
Occupation: Physicist
Postal address: Cloudbait Observatory, 1925 Tess Trace, Guffey, Colorado 80820, United States
Email: clp - at - alumni.caltech.edu
Homepage Chris Peterson: www.cloudbait.com
Occupation: Physicist
- All sky video monitoring of showers and sporadic meteors. Orbital analysis. Atmospheric dynamics of meteors. Analysis of large data sets. Meteor and general astronomy education.
Greg Porr from United States
Postal address: 204 Whiteford Way, Lexington, SC 29072, United States
Email: gporr - at - alumni.princeton.edu
Occupation: Computer Engineer; seeking something new
Postal address: 204 Whiteford Way, Lexington, SC 29072, United States
Email: gporr - at - alumni.princeton.edu
Occupation: Computer Engineer; seeking something new
- Have been observing meteor showers since I was 9 years old in 1972 when my dad got me interested in them. Also interested in the comets associated with the showers.
Richard Pucillo from United States
Postal address: 1618 Via Undoso, Santa Maria, CA 93454, United States
Postal address: 1618 Via Undoso, Santa Maria, CA 93454, United States
Terrence Ross from United States
Postal address: P.O.Box 1897, Alpine, Texas 79831-1897, United States
Email: terrencedross - at - bigbend.net
Occupation: Retired Tool & Die Maker
Postal address: P.O.Box 1897, Alpine, Texas 79831-1897, United States
Email: terrencedross - at - bigbend.net
Occupation: Retired Tool & Die Maker
- Visual and photographic.
Jane Sibley from United States
Postal address: Independent Scholar, P.O. Box 123, Haddam, CT 06438-0123, United States
Email: jrsibley - at - snet.net
Occupation: Self-Employed:Writer, Lecturer, Teacher
Postal address: Independent Scholar, P.O. Box 123, Haddam, CT 06438-0123, United States
Email: jrsibley - at - snet.net
Occupation: Self-Employed:Writer, Lecturer, Teacher
- Meteorites in folklore, folk medicine, divination, religion, superstition etc.
Richard Taibi from United States
Postal address: 7002 Coolridge Drive, Temple Hills, MD 20748, United States
Email: rjtaibi - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Forensic and clinical psychologist
Postal address: 7002 Coolridge Drive, Temple Hills, MD 20748, United States
Email: rjtaibi - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Forensic and clinical psychologist
- Visual observations of major meteor showers. Conduct research about the history of the American Meteor Society.
Robert Warren from United States
Postal address: 61733 Locust Road, South Bend, IN 46614-9786, United States
Email: cometman_75 - at - hotmail.com
Postal address: 61733 Locust Road, South Bend, IN 46614-9786, United States
Email: cometman_75 - at - hotmail.com
William Watson from United States
Postal address: 771 Fletcher Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150, United States
Email: WilliamWatsonSr - at - aol.com
Occupation: Retired Science Teacher
Postal address: 771 Fletcher Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150, United States
Email: WilliamWatsonSr - at - aol.com
Occupation: Retired Science Teacher
- Interested in visual observations (counts, magnitude estimates and plotting). See
http://www.amsmeteors.org/observer%20profiles.html#observer%20profiles
Thomas White from United States
Postal address: 21 Arline Dr. , Centralia,IL. 62801-4405, United States
Email: soar134 - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Operations Staff, Kaskaskia College Centralia,IL
Postal address: 21 Arline Dr. , Centralia,IL. 62801-4405, United States
Email: soar134 - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Operations Staff, Kaskaskia College Centralia,IL
- Mainly involved in Radio Meteor Observing. Also have interests in Radio Astronomy and various aspects of Observational Astronomy.
Member-Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (USA)
Earl Wilson from United States
Postal address: PO Box 830, Lone Pine, CA 93545, United States
Email: zearl.email - at - gmail.com
Homepage Earl Wilson: None
Occupation: Hydrology Tech-remote sensing and data aquisition
Postal address: PO Box 830, Lone Pine, CA 93545, United States
Email: zearl.email - at - gmail.com
Homepage Earl Wilson: None
Occupation: Hydrology Tech-remote sensing and data aquisition
- Meteors/fireballs, meteor stream dynamics, asteroids, comets, photographic/video data collection, geological evidence of impacts, archeoastronomy, computers/database processing.
Sentinel Fireball/All Sky Network - maintain three locations in California.
Member of SAS, IOTA, SETI, Planetary Society.
President - China Lake Astronomical Society.
Treasurer - Western Amateur Astronomers.