Background
Albert, Edward Geoffrey was born on November 12, 1931 in Staten Island, New York, United States. Son of William Henry and Alice Sargent (Merrick) Albert.
consulting aerospace systems engineer
Albert, Edward Geoffrey was born on November 12, 1931 in Staten Island, New York, United States. Son of William Henry and Alice Sargent (Merrick) Albert.
AB, Wagner College, 1953. Postgraduate, University New Mexico, 1954. Master of Science, New York University, 1960.
With United States Weather Bureau, Satellite Center, Suitland, Maryland, 1959—1966, with Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, TIROS I, II and III joint data teams, 1960—1961, NIMBUS Data Utilization manager, 1962—1965. Chief GSFC Project Office Environmental Science Services Administration, Rockville, 1966—1969. Chief spacecraft National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Greenbelt, 1969—1974.
With National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974—1981, SMS/GOES Spacecraft Manager, Palo Alto, California, 1974—1976, TDRSS system engineer Redondo Beach, 1977—1980, LANDSAT western region manager Santa Barbara, 1980—1981. Senior staff engineer Martin Marietta, Vandenberg Air Force Base, since 1982, space shuttle operations planning, 1982—1983, shuttle cargo integrator, 1984—1986. Consultant, since 1981.
Guest lecturer on meteorological satellites University Maryland, 1965—1967. With United States Air Force, 1952-1957.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Meteorological Society, Friends in American Ballet, San Francisco Opera Guild, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Smithsonian Association.
Married Stella L. Girten, January 3, 1977. Children from previous marriage: James E., Bruce H.