Ian Gatley was the former ''Provost'' and ''Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs'' of
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in
Newark, New Jersey.
He is also a ''Distinguished Professor'' of ''Physics'' in the department of ''Physics'' at the ''College of Science and Liberal Arts'' in NJIT.
He is a prolific scholar well known in ''Astronomy'' and ''Imaging Science''.
Education
Gatley received his ''BS'' (first-class honors) in ''Physics'' (1972) from the
University of London (
Imperial College
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...
).
He earned his ''PhD'' in ''Physics'' (1978) from
California Institute of Technology where he studied under
Eric Becklin
Eric E. Becklin (born 6 April 1940) is an American astrophysicist. The primary focus of Becklin's research is infrared imaging and spectroscopy, including the search for brown dwarfs, the detection of circumstellar dust rings, the dynamics a ...
, ''Michael Werner'' and
Gerry Neugebauer on board
NASA’s
Kuiper Airborne Observatory.
Career
After getting his doctoral degree, Gatley became an ''Astronomer'' at
United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
The United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope (UKIRT) is a 3.8 metre (150 inch) infrared reflecting telescope, the second largest dedicated infrared (1 to 30 micrometres) telescope in the world. It is located on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i as part of Mauna ...
in
Hilo
Hilo () is a census-designated place (CDP) and the largest settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Hawaii (island), Island of Hawaii. The population was 44,186 according to the 2020 United ...
Hawaii in 1979. He was a ''Senior Principal Scientific Officer'' in 1986 before he left it to work as an ''Astronomer'' at the
US National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) in
Tucson Arizona.
As chair of the ''NOAO Steering Committee'', Gatley led a collaboration team working on a project funded by the
US Naval Observatory
United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is a scientific and military facility that produces geopositioning, navigation and timekeeping data for the United States Navy and the United States Department of Defense. Established in 1830 as the Depo ...
and NOAO to develop the world's largest InSb infrared detector array (the first megapixel device with a format of 1024 x 1024 pixels code-named ''Aladdin'') which was adopted by major observatories around the world. His team also developed the first color infrared camera for
Kitt Peak National Observatory in collaboration with the
Space Telescope Science Institute.
Gatley left NOAO for
Rochester Institute of Technology in 1997 where he held several positions over his tenure including: ''Director'' of ''Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science'' (1997), ''Dean'' of the ''College of Science'', and ''Director''
[http://www.rit.edu/news/?r=46643 'RIT : Press Release -- RIT Director for Student Innovation and Undergraduate Research Support Announced'] of the ''Center for Student Innovation and Undergraduate Research Support'' (2009). In May 2010 he was appointed ''Provost'' and ''Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs'' at
New Jersey Institute of Technology which operates the
Big Bear Solar Observatory (optical), and the
Owens Valley Solar Array
The Owens Valley Solar Array (OVSA), also known as Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA), is an astronomical radio telescope array, located at Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO), near Big Pine, California, with main interests in studying the ...
(radio), and served until December 2012 in that role.
References
External links
'NJIT : Ian Gatley, of RIT, Named New NJIT Provost and Senior VP Academic Affairs'
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Alumni of Imperial College London
Rochester Institute of Technology faculty
California Institute of Technology alumni
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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