Charles Kennel
- Born: August 20, 1939 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Education
Major Positions
- 1964–1965: Avco-Everett Research Laboratory, Staff Member
- 1965–1966: International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Visiting Scientist and NSF Fellow
- 1966–1967: Avco-Everett Research Laboratory, Principle Research Scientist
- 1967–1971: University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1971–1998: University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Physics
- 1996–1998: University of California, Los Angeles, Executive Vice Chancellor
- 1998–2006: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Director
- 2006–present: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Distinguished Professor
Other Positions
- 1972–1998: University of California, Los Angeles, Member, Institute for Geohysics and Planetary Physics
- 1983–1986: University of California, Los Angeles, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1987–1998: University of California, Los Angeles, Member, Institute for Plasma and Fusion
- 1991–1994: University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Director, Institute for Plasma and Fusion
- 1996–1998: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Associate Administrator and Director, Mission to Planet Earth
- 1998–2006: University of California, San Diego, Vice Chancellor of Marine Sciences
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1970–1978: Member, Physics Research Evaluation Group, Air Force Office of Scientific
Research, United States Air Force
- 1971–1972: Member, Science Advisory Group, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1977–1980: Member, Space Science Board, National Academy of Sciences
- 1987–1989: Member, Space and Earth Science Advisory Committee, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1987–1990: Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 1998–2006: Member, Advisory Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1999–2002: Member, Board of Trustees, San Diego Natural History Museum
- 2000–2003: Member, Pew Oceans Commission
- 2001–2003: Board Member, California Climate Action Registry
- 2001–2005: Chair, Advisory Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 2008–present: Space Studies Board, National Academy of Sciences
- 2008–present: Member, Advisory Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Selected Awards and Honors
