Aden B. Meinel is an American astronomer. He retired in 1993 as a Distinguished Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is also holds the rank of Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center. His research interests have included upper atmospheric physics, glass technology, optical design, instrumentation and space systems. An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in La Cañada Flintridge, near Pasadena, California, USA, builds and operates unmanned spacecraft for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ... The University of Arizona (UA) is a land-grant institution of higher learning located in Tucson, Arizona. ... Atmospheric physics is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere. ...

Meinel received his Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley in 1949. His dissertation is entitled A Spectrographic Study of the Night Sky and Aurora in the Near Infrared. In 1954, he was awarded the Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy by the American Astronomical Society. He received the George Van Biesbroeck Prize in 1990. University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UCB, UC Berkeley, The University of California, California, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated east of the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, California, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy is awarded annually by the American Astronomical Society for a significant contribution to observational or theoretical astronomy. ... The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is a US society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC. The main aim of the AAS is provide a political voice for its members and organise their lobbying. ... The George Van Biesbroeck Prize is awarded annually, honoring a living individual for a long-term achievement in the field of astronomy, typically far beyond the requirements of an awardees paid position. ... This article is about the year. ...

During his career, Meinel was involved in the design and construction of several large telescopes, including: 50 cm refracting telescope at Nice Observatory. ...

• 36-inch telescope, McDonald Observatory
• 36-inch and 85-inch telescopes, Kitt Peak National Observatory
• Relocation of the 36-inch telescope, Steward Observatory
• 94-inch telescope, Steward Observatory
• 48-inch telescope, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
• 186-inch equivalent Multiple Mirror Telescope
• 24-inch telescope, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, Republic of China

His publications include: Aerial view of the McDonald Observatory. ... The Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is a United States astronomical observatory located on a 2,096 m (6,880 ft) peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono Oodham Nation, 88 kilometres (55 miles) southwest of Tucson. ... Steward Observatorys main office is located on the University of Arizona campus. ... Osmania University is situated in the city of Hyderabad in southern India. ... Hyderabad (హైదరాబాదు in Telugu, حیدر آباد in Urdu), the 5th largest metropolis of India [1], is the capital of the present day State of Andhra Pradesh. ... MMT can also refer to Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl, an additive for automotive gasoline. ... National Central University (國立中央大學) is a university located in Taiwan. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ...

• 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.
• 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

Asteroid 4065 Meinel is named in his honor. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... Asteroid 4065 Meinel (more formally written (4065) Meinel) is named in honour of Aden Meinel. ...