JOHN L. KOHL

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Curriculum Vitae:

• Education:
  • University of Toledo, Ph.D. (1969), M.S. (1966)
  • Muskingum College, B.S. (1963)
• Positions Held:
  • 1995-Pres. Smithsonian Institution, Senior Astrophysicist
  • 1977-1995 Smithsonian Institution, Astrophysicist
  • 1977-Pres. Harvard University, Lecturer on Astronomy
  • 1977-Pres. Harvard University, Associate of the Harvard College Observatory
  • 1972-1977 Harvard University, Research Associate
  • 1969-1972 Harvard University, Research Fellow
• Scientific Program Responsibilities:
  • Advanced Solar Coronal Explorer (ASCE) Mission: Principal Investigator
  • Spartan Investigation: Principal Investigator
  • UVCS/SOHO Investigation: Principal Investigator
  • SAO Experimental Atomic Collision Physics Group: Lead Scientist
• Scientific Interests and Accomplishments:
  • Originated ultraviolet spectroscopy of the extended solar corona and, with co-workers, developed and utilized instrumentation and several spectroscopic diagnostic techniques aimed at determining temperatures, densities, outflow velocities and elemental abundances for protons, electrons and minor ions in the solar wind acceleration region of the solar corona. In laboratory astrophysics, experimentally determined basic atomic parameters required for the analysis of astrophysical observations including parameters for dielectronic recombination, electron impact excitation, photoionization, and autoionization.
• Professional Societies and Committees:
  • American Astronomical Society, Solar Physics Division
  • American Physical Society, Fellow, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division
  • American Geophysical Union
  • International Astronomical Union
  • COSPAR

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