Aden Meinel

During his career, Meinel was involved in the design and construction of several large telescopes, including: • telescope, McDonald Observatory • and telescopes, Kitt Peak National Observatory • Relocation of the telescope, Steward Observatory • telescope, Steward Observatory • telescope, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India • equivalent Multiple Mirror Telescope • telescope, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, Republic of China ==Publications==

Aden Meinel's publications include: • The Near-Infrared Spectrum of the Night Sky and Aurora, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 60, No. 357, p. 373 • On the Spectrum of Lightning in the Venus Atmosphere, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 74, No. 439, p. 329 • Automatic Optical Designing for Astronomy, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 77, No. 455, p. 136 • Catalog of Emission Lines in Astrophysical Objects, Optical Sciences Center Technical Report 27, June 1968, 195 pp. • Power for the People, McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, 1971, 280 pp. *LOC# TJ810.M44 • Applied Solar Energy: An Introduction, Addison-Wesley, 1976, 650 pp. • Sunsets, Twilights, and Evenings Skies, Cambridge University Press, 1983, 163 pp. • Telescope Structures - An Evolutionary Overview, Structural mechanics of optical systems II; Proceedings of the Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 13-15, 1987, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers • Aden B. Meinel publications ==Honors==

• Founding Director Optical Sciences Center & Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona • SPIE Meinel Commemorative Technical Conference Sept. 22, 2003 • Asteroid 4065 Meinel is named in his honor. ==See also==