Background
Caretto, Albert Alexander was born on May 16, 1928 in Baldwin, New York, United States. Son of Albert A. and Mary (Magnasco) Caretto.
Caretto, Albert Alexander was born on May 16, 1928 in Baldwin, New York, United States. Son of Albert A. and Mary (Magnasco) Caretto.
Bachelor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1954.
Postdoctoral research, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1954-1956; Postdoctoral research, University of California at Berkeley, 1956-1957; assistant professor, Carnegie Institute Technology, Pittsburgh, 1957-1958, 59-64; associate professor, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1964-1967; research chemist, University of California at Livermore, 1958-1959; with, European Organization of Nuclear Research (European Laboratory for Nuclear Research), Geneva, Switzerland, 1964-1965; professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1967-1995; department chairman chemistry, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1970-1974; with, European Laboratory Nuclear Research, European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland, 1974-1975.
School Board director, 1979-1985. Director Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences, 1982-1994. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chair Pittsburgh section, 1996), American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Virginia L. Ahman, April 30, 1960. Children— Joseph A., Ann M.
