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Donald Charles Backer
(1943-2010)
0000000115610985

Ph.D., Cornell University, 1971
Thesis: Radio intensity fluctuations in pulsars
Advisor(s): Drake, Frank Donald

Students:

AGID Name University Year Degree Awarded
6893 Kare, Jordin T University of California, Berkeley 1984
9487 Marr, Jonathan Michael University of California, Berkeley 1990
11743 Bower, Geoffrey Copeland University of California, Berkeley 1997
13710 Lommen, Andrea Natalie University of California, Berkeley 2001
16554 Demorest, Paul B University of California, Berkeley 2007
18056 Parsons, Aaron Robert University of California, Berkeley 2009
12000 Sallmen, Shauna M University of California, Berkeley 1998
9418 Foster III, Roger Sherman University of California, Berkeley 1990

According to our current online database, Donald Charles Backer has 8 students and 0 mentees. We welcome any additional information.

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