William Kaula: 1988 Brouwer Award Winner
William Kaula's development of series expressions for the gravity
potential of a planet, and for the perturbations on orbits which arise
from them, have found application in geodesy and planetary physics, as
well as celestial mechanics. He has himself employed these techniques
to problems as diverse as the origin of the moon and planets, geodetic
measurements of plate motions, and the determination and interpretation
of gravitational anomalies of the moon and other planets. While at UCLA
from 1963 to 1984, he supervised 14 PhD students, several of whom are
members of the DDA. His administrative contributions include serving as
Department Chairman twice at UCLA, as Director of the National Geodetic
Survey, and service on numerous advisory committees, editorial boards,
etc.
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