Ray Sterner: Education and Employment

		Raymond Edward Sterner II
		Mathematician, Senior Staff
		Birthdate: 26 May, 1952.

Education:	Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mi.
		B.S. 1974 Math/Physics.

		Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
		M.Sc. 1980 Radiation Health.

		Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
		M.S. 1986 Computer Science.


Honors:		Member of Sigma Pi Sigma
		Member of Pi Mu Epsilon
		Andrews Scholars
		National Honor Society
		Mensa
		National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Employment:     Computer Programmer, Andrews University, Wrote COBOL
1973-1975	programs and developed FORTRAN graphics software.

1977-1982	Physicist, Johns Hopkins Oncology Center.  Developed
		new computer programs for patient radiation therapy
		dosimetry.  Helped develop and implement a new
		computerized three-dimensional x-ray reconstruction
		algorithm.  Developed procedures for computer processing
		and analysis of biomedical images.

1982-1989	Associate Mathematician, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics
		Laboratory.  Scientific data analysis, image processing,
		software development and documentation.

1989-present    Senior Mathematician, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics
                Laboratory.  Helped develop and operate a new type of Solar
                Vector Magnetograph at the National Solar Observatory at
                Sacramento Peak, Sunspot, New Mexico.  This involved writing
                telescope control software in the FORTH computer language and
                data processing software in the IDL computer language.
                Wrote Radon Transform software and applied it to ocean
                images to detect linear features.  Developed a set of
                software to be used on submarines to compute the positions
                and movements of the sun and moon as a tactical decision aid.
                Wrote software to support testing and implementation of a
                synchronous satellite tracking dish for mobile communications.
                Wrote software in support of an imaging radar system to be
                used in the comparison of theory and measurement of radar
                backscatter from the ocean surface.  Participated in the July
                1992 joint U.S./Russian Oceanographic research expedition to
                study internal waves using radar and video imaging.  Recieved
                second Janney Fellowship to work on a book about the IDL
                computer language.