Background
Corliss, Edith Lou Rovner was born on September 8, 1920 in Cleveland. Daughter of Peter Aaron and Vera Deborah (Galperine) R.
physicist researcher communication engineer
Corliss, Edith Lou Rovner was born on September 8, 1920 in Cleveland. Daughter of Peter Aaron and Vera Deborah (Galperine) R.
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1941.
Physicist electrical division, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1941-1942; physicist instrument division, United States Weather Bureau, Washington, 1942-1943; astronomer, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, 1943-1944; sound physicist, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1944-1980; physicist, Forest Hills Laboratory, Washington, since 1980. Member of advisory panel commission on hearing and bioacoustics National Research Council, Washington, since 1960. Member standards and hearing aids committee American national standards institute, New York City, since 1960.
Advisor Washington Area Group for the Hard of Hearing, since 1975. Aide American Association Retired Persons Tax Counseling for the Elderly, Washington, since 1983. Fellow Acoustical Society of America (executive council 1975-1979, vice president 1979-1980), Washington Academy of Sciences.
Member American Physical Society, American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, Catgut Acoustical Society.
Married Charles Howard Corliss, July 3, 1943. 1 child, Peter Tristram.