Research Areas
- Radio Science
- Planetary Exploration
- Electromagnetic Theory
- B.E.E., George Washington University
- M.S., Stanford University
- Ph.D., Stanford University
- Radar astronomy
- Development of space radio science for planetary exploration, especially atmospheres, surfaces and rings
- Celestial mechanics and general relativity
- On Stanford faculty since 1957 (on research staff since 1952).
- Member: National Academy of Engineering; Fellow of IEEE; AAS, COSPAR, AGU, IAU, URSI.
- Director of Watkins Johnson Co.
- Principal or Co-Investigator on space flight experiments Marinver V (Venus), Mariner IV (Mars), Viking (Mars), Pioneers 6-9 (Interplanetary medium), Voyagers 1, 2 (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune), Galileo (Jupiter), and several lunar missions including Apollo
- Author of over 100 scientific and technical papers and chapters in books.
- George Washington University Engineering Alumni and Alumni Achievement Awards (1974, 1975)
- NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1981)
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| Email: | eshleman@nova.stanford.edu |
| Administrative Assistant: | Helen Niu (650) 723-8121 helen@nova.stanford.edu |