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John Stull | |
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| Born | 1930 |
| Died | (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Alfred University BE MS PhD |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ceramic engineering Astronomy |
John Stull (c. 1930 — November 9, 2012) was an American scientist and engineer and a former professor of astronomy at Alfred University in Alfred, New York.[1] He was a proponent of the creation of an observatory on the Alfred University campus in 1966. He is credited with building or rebuilding nearly all the telescopes in the observatory, which was renamed in his honor in 1989. He was also known for inventing the air track system, a scientific device used to study motion in a low friction environment.
In 1997, asteroid 31113 Stull was named for Stull, following its discovery by Scott Weaver and David DeGraff using a telescope Stull designed and built.[2]
- ^ Simon, Neal (17 November 2012). "John Stull's legacy shines like a star at Alfred University". Hornell Evening Tribune. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Calling hours, memorial service Saturday for John Stull, November 09, 2012". Alfred Univsersity Research and Archives. Alfred Univsersity. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2023.