Dr. William J. Merline
Principal Scientist

Department of Space Studies
Instrumentation and Space Research Division

Discovery of another loosely bound binary, (317) Roxane

INFO on Discovery of two new MOONS of PLUTO - 2005 Oct 31

Discovery of S/2002 (121) 1: on September 28, 2002

Discovery of S/2002 (3749) 1: on February 8, 2002

Press Info - Discovery of S/2001(617)1 and others

Press Information: Significance of Asteroid Satellites for Meteorites - Meteoritical Society Meeting 2001, Rome

Information on the new moon of (22) Kalliope, Sep 6, 2001

Press Release, October 26, 2000

Press Release, October 6, 1999

Naming of Petit Prince

Bill Merline joined the GAP group at SwRI in 1996. His primary research interest is imaging of asteroids using spacecraft and ground-based adaptive optics.

Ph.D. Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, 1995
Ph.D. minor: Physics
B.S. Physics and Astronomy, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1978
B.S. Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1978

Abbreviated vita here.

Internet Address: merline@boulder.swri.edu