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John Irvin Castor
(1943-2021)
0000-0001-7919-1273

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1967
Thesis: Atmospheric dynamics in a model RR Lyrae star
Advisor(s): Oke, John Beverley "Bev"
Mentor(s): Christy, Robert Frederick

Students:

AGID Name University Year Degree Awarded
7576 Friend, David Bruce University of Colorado Boulder 1982
6152 Abbott, David Charles University of Colorado Boulder 1976

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