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Pournelle accomplished a number of "firsts" and received numerous decorations for service as a United States Army officer 1978-1991, initially as a military intelligence officer, and subsequently as a European advisor and arms control negotiatior. From 1994-2001, she was the principal (managing) editor of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, during which time she co-chaired the UC San Diego Chancellor's Advisory Committee on LGBT Issues. She later directed reconstruction work at universities in Iraq 2003-2004. She is the daughter of SF author [[Jerry Pournelle]], who strongly encouraged and supported her military career. | Pournelle accomplished a number of "firsts" and received numerous decorations for service as a United States Army officer 1978-1991, initially as a military intelligence officer, and subsequently as a European advisor and arms control negotiatior. From 1994-2001, she was the principal (managing) editor of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, during which time she co-chaired the UC San Diego Chancellor's Advisory Committee on LGBT Issues. She later directed reconstruction work at universities in Iraq 2003-2004. She is the daughter of SF author [[Jerry Pournelle]], who strongly encouraged and supported her military career. | ||
Her first novel, [[Outies]], published by [http://www.newbrooklandpress.com New Brookland Press], is a sequel to [[The Mote in God's Eye]] by [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]]. She is also the 2010 winner of the South Carolina Poetry Initiative Book Prize for [https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2011/7008.html Excavations: A City Cycle] (2011), published by the University of South Carolina Press. | Her first novel, [[Outies]], published by [http://www.newbrooklandpress.com New Brookland Press], is a sequel to the SF classic [[The Mote in God's Eye]] by [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]]. She is also the 2010 winner of the South Carolina Poetry Initiative Book Prize for [https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2011/7008.html Excavations: A City Cycle] (2011), published by the University of South Carolina Press. | ||
Pournelle publishes her fictional works as "J.R. Pournelle" in part to distinguish them from her professional works(published as " Dr. Jennifer R. Pournelle") , and in part to impart gender neutrality to their authorship. | Pournelle publishes her fictional works as "J.R. Pournelle" in part to distinguish them from her professional works(published as " Dr. Jennifer R. Pournelle") , and in part to impart gender neutrality to their authorship. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:57, 8 February 2011
J.R. (Jennifer) Pournelle is an archaeologist and anthropologist best known for reconstructing landscapes surrounding ancient cities. Her work in Turkey, Iraq, and the Caucasus has been featured in Science, The New York Times, and on The Discovery Channel.
Pournelle accomplished a number of "firsts" and received numerous decorations for service as a United States Army officer 1978-1991, initially as a military intelligence officer, and subsequently as a European advisor and arms control negotiatior. From 1994-2001, she was the principal (managing) editor of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, during which time she co-chaired the UC San Diego Chancellor's Advisory Committee on LGBT Issues. She later directed reconstruction work at universities in Iraq 2003-2004. She is the daughter of SF author Jerry Pournelle, who strongly encouraged and supported her military career.
Her first novel, Outies, published by New Brookland Press, is a sequel to the SF classic The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. She is also the 2010 winner of the South Carolina Poetry Initiative Book Prize for Excavations: A City Cycle (2011), published by the University of South Carolina Press.
Pournelle publishes her fictional works as "J.R. Pournelle" in part to distinguish them from her professional works(published as " Dr. Jennifer R. Pournelle") , and in part to impart gender neutrality to their authorship.