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Campbell, Donald B.

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Don Campbell has been Professor of Astronomy at Cornell since 1987. Prior to coming to the Cornell campus he was Director of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico for seven years and remains closely associated with the Observatory as Associate Director of its parent institution, the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center. Campbell's research work is in the general area of planetary studies with a concentration on the radio- wavelength-scattering properties of planets, planetary satellites and small bodies. He makes extensive use of the high powered radar systems on the Arecibo telescope. Recently, working with past and present Cornell graduate students, he has "explored" the polar regions of the Moon looking for evidence of ice deposits, studied the radar scattering properties of the icy satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Titan and Iapetus, and used the polarization properties of the reflected radar signals to investigate surficial deposits on the surface of Venus and to look for regoliths on near earth asteroids.

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    A Conversation with David Jauncey
    Jauncey, David; Campbell, Donald B. (Internet-First University Press, 2018-01-28)
    David Jauncey retired as a Chief Research Scientist at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), but remains active. He joined CSIRO after he returned from the US, where he had been a Senior Research Associate at Cornell University, working primarily on Arecibo-related research. He was one of the pioneers of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) in the US and the world. This is discussed in the interview.
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    A Conversation Harold D. Craft, Jr
    Craft, Harold D., Jr.; Campbell, Donald B. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-04-20)
    Hal Craft reminisces about his Cornell and Arecibo Observatory connections; in particular, he discusses the event that occurred while he was serving as Director of the Observatory, including his oversight of a major facility upgrade.
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    A Conversation with Don Campbell
    Campbell, Donald B.; Craft, Harold D., Jr. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-04-20)
    In this definitive review of the history of the Arecibo Observatory, Don Campbell, a former Director, shares his extensive knowledge of how the observatory evolved. Campbell and Craft are the executive producers of this collection of oral histories.
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    A Conversation with Michael C. Kelley
    Kelley, Michael C.; Campbell, Donald B.; Craft, Harold D., Jr. (Internet-First University Press, 2013-03-28)
    Kelley, an acclaimed teacher, discusses his uses of radar and rocketry to study the ionosphere and speculates about promising new studies of potential earthquake detection.
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    A Conversation with Shrinivas R. Kulkarni
    Kulkarni, Shrinivas R.; Campbell, Donald B.; Craft, Harold D., Jr. (Internet-First University Press, 2013-03-28)
    Shri Kulkarni, an A.D. White Professor-At-Large and the McArthur Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Planetary Sciences at California Institute of Technology. He discusses his experiences at the Arecibo Observatory and how that shaped his career.
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    A Conversation with Kay and Mary Kay LaLonde: They discuss family life during the early days of the AO project.
    LaLonde, Kay; LaLonde, Mary Kay; Campbell, Donald B.; Craft, Harold D., Jr. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-02-20)
    The spouse and her daughter discuss family life during the initial days of the creation of the Arecibo Observatory.
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    A Conversation with Bill McGuire
    McGuire, William "Bill"; Campbell, Donald B. (Internet-First University Press, 2011-12-17)
    A Discussion of the Structural Engineering Aspects of the Arecibo Observatory.
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    A Conversation with Eugene F. Bartell
    Bartell, Eugene F.; Craft, Harold D., Jr.; Campbell, Donald B. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-03-28)
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    A Conversation with Frank Drake
    Drake, Frank; Craft, Harold D., Jr.; Campbell, Donald B. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-02-20)
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    A Conversation with Thomas W. Thompson
    Thompson, Thomas W.; Craft, Harold D., Jr.; Campbell, Donald B. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-02-22)