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DOUGLAS S. HALL E-mail address: douglas.s.hall@vanderbilt.edu Office Phone: (615) 373-4897 Home Phone: (615) 383-4630

DEGREES AWARDED: B.A.Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1962 M.A. Astronomy, Indiana University, 1964 Ph.D.Astronomy, Indiana University, 1967 FIELDS OF INTEREST: Eclipsing Binaries Variable Stars Photometry Coordination of Amateur Astronomers Automatic Telescopes CURRENT APPOINTMENTS: 1972-Present : Guest Astronomer, Catalina Observatory of the Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, 1980-Present : Professor of Physics & Astronomy, 1986-Present : Director of the Vanderbilt Observatories 1991-Present : Adjunct Professor, Tennessee State University, PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS: 1962 : NSF Research Participant, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1963 : NSF Research Participant, Harvard College Observatory, 1966 : Swain Fellow,Indiana University, 1965, 1968 : Guest Astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, , 1967-68 : Research Associate, Dyer Observatory, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, 1968-71 : Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, 1971-1980 : Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, 1973-74 : On Leave of Absence at the University of Tübingen, Germany, 1978-79 : On Leave of Absence at the Copernicus Astronomical Ctr., Warsaw, Poland, 1989-90 : On Leave of Absence at the Tennessee State University Center of Excellence, Nashville, TN, Professional Societies: American Astronomical Society Astronomical Society of the Pacific American Association of University Professors American Association for the Advancement of Science Tennessee Academy of Science Editor (for Physics & Astronomy) of the Journal International Astronomical Union Member of Commission 42, 25, 27 and 36 Chairman of the Comm. 42 RS CVn Working Group Editor (for the U.S.) of the Comm. 42 Bibliography for Close Binaries Member, Editorial Board of the I.B.U.S. American Association of Variable Star Observers Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Society of Sigma XI Vice-President, Vanderbilt Chapter President, Vanderbilt Chapter International Amateur-Professional Photoelectric Photometry Co-Founder President Editor, Co-Editor, and Assistant Editor of the I.A.P.P.P. Communications International Union of Amateur Astronomers Member of the Corporate Advisory Board Fairborn Observatory Trustee Automatic Photoelectric Telescope Service Scientific Advisory Panel Southeast Assoc. for Research in Astronomy Board of Directors, Member at large PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS: 1963-64 : Indiana University Graduate Fellowship, 1964-65 : N.S.F. Cooperative Graduate Fellowship, 1965-66 : N.S.F. Cooperative Graduate Fellowship, 1966 : Swain-Link Fellowship, 1973-74 : Alexander von Humboldt U.S. Senior Scientist Award, 1984 : Astronomical League Award,