1940
Dr. Meisel is born in Fairmont, West Virginia to Louis D. and Dorothy Meisel.
1961
Dr. Meisel receives a Bachelor of Science in physics from West Virginia University.
1963
Dr. Meisel receives a Master of Science in astronomy from The Ohio State University.
1965
Dr. Meisel receives a sub-grant from the University of Virginia under the NASA award.
1967
Dr. Meisel receives a Doctor of Philosophy in astronomy from The Ohio State University.
1968
Dr. Meisel becomes an assistant professor at the University of Virginia.
1970
Dr. Meisel becomes an assistant professor at the State University of New York Geneseo.
1972
Dr. Meisel becomes executive director of the American Meteor Society, Ltd.
1973
Dr. Meisel becomes an associate at the C.E.K. Mees Observatory at the University of Rochester.
1976
Dr. Meisel receives a grant from the National Science Foundation.
1976
Dr. Meisel is promoted to associate professor at the State University of New York Geneseo.
1977
Dr. Meisel becomes a senior associate at the Goddard Space Flight Center of NASA in Greenbelt, Maryland.
1983
Dr. Meisel becomes a full professor at the State University of New York Geneseo.
1988
Dr. Meisel becomes associate director of the C.E.K. Mees Observatory at the University of Rochester.
2001
Dr. Meisel becomes a Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York Geneseo.
2005
Dr. Meisel becomes a SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York Geneseo.
2013
Dr. Meisel co-authors “Astrophysics through Computation: With Mathematical Support.”
2018
Dr. Meisel receives a grant from the NASA New York State Space Grant Consortium.