Franklin E. Roach | |
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| Born | September 23, 1905[2] |
| Died | September 21, 1993 (aged 87)[3] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Wheaton Grade School Wheaton High School Wheaton College (Illinois) University of Michigan, B.Sc. 1927 Ohio State University University of Chicago, M.Sc. 1930; Yerkes/Chicago Ph.D. 1934 |
| Known for | Photoelectric photometry advances; "nightglow" (airglow) studies; establishment with D.M. Hunten & J.W. Chamberlain of Rayleigh Unit; discovery with C.T. Elvey of "Diffuse Galactic Light". |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Eloise Blakslee Roach [1930-1976] (1976, death of Blakeslee); 2. Janet Gordon Roach [1977-1993] (1993, death of Franklin Roach). |
| Children | 1. John Raymond Roach (1930-1978) 2. Janet Loraine Roach (1936-) 3. Charlotte Louanne Roach (1937-) 4. Gerard Allyn Roach (1943-) |
| Awards | Department of Commerce Gold Medal 1961 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, Astrophysics, Aeronomy, "Engineering Astronomy",[1] Geophysics, Ufology |
| Institutions | Wheaton College (Illinois) Yerkes Observatory A. O. Smith Perkins Observatory McDonald Observatory Sul Ross State University University of Arizona Steward Observatory U.S. Civil Service California Institute of Technology Manhattan District Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) Cactus Peak Observation Station Fritz Peak Observation Station CRPL (NBS Boulder) Battelle Northwest Laboratories Rattlesnake Peak Observation Station Kitt Peak National Observatory Rutgers University NASA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Morehead Planetarium and Science Center NICAP Condon Committee Honolulu Planetarium, Hawaii |
| Academic advisors | Otto Struve |
Franklin Evans Roach[2] (September 23, 1905[2] – September 21, 1993[3]) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, geophysicist, professor,[1] and scientist analyzing UFO phenomenon who made significant contributions to the field of aeronomy in upper atmosphere research as one of its fathers. Roach was involved in high explosives physics research connected with the Manhattan Project and later with NICAP and the Condon Committee as part of ufology.