John D. Fix

Professor and Dean, College of Science

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Research Areas

  • Observational and theoretical studies of stellar masers
  • Stellar mass loss

Education

  • 1963 Purdue University, B.S. (Physics)
  • 1967 Indiana University, M.A. (Astronomy)
  • 1969 Indiana University, Ph.D. (Astrophysics)

Employment

  • Physicist, Department of Defense, Ft. Meade, MD, 1967
  • Assistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Iowa, 1969-74
  • NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, 1972-73
  • Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of Iowa, 1974-80
  • Professor of Astronomy, University of Iowa, 1980-1999
  • Associate Dean for Research and Development, College of Liberal Arts, 1992-98
  • Dean, College of Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1999-
  • Professor of Physics, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1999-

Most Recent Publications and Presentations

  • Robert L. Mutel and John D. Fix 2000. "An Optical Search for Small Comets" Journal of Geophysical Research
  • Stacy D. Palen and John D. Fix 2000. "Models of OH Maser Variations in U Herculis" Astrophysical Journal
  • Robert L. Mutel and John D. Fix 2002. "Comments on Detection of Small Comets with a Ground Based Telescope", Journal of Geophysical Research

 

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