Background
Foltz, Craig B. was born on June 28, 1952 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States.
Foltz, Craig B. was born on June 28, 1952 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor in Physics summa cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, Ohio State University, 1979.
Postdoctoral fellow department astronomy Ohio State University, 1979-1980, instructor department physics, 1980, instructor department astronomy, 1980, research associate department astronomy, 1981. Research associate Steward Observatory, University Arizona, 1983, astronomer, since 1990. Assistant professor department astronomy University Illinois, 1983-1984.
Staff astronomer Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory, University Arizona, Tucson, 1984-1990, acting director, 1990-1991, 96-97, deputy director, 1990-1996, director, since 1997. Project scientist 6.5m Telescope Project, 1989-1994, director, since 1996. Visiting scholar Institute Astronomy, Cambridge University, 1995.
Astroner Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, since 1990. Lecturer in field.
Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Sharon Burrier, August 30, 1980. Children: Rachel Elizabeth, Robin Amelia.