Background
Craft,, Harold Dumont was born on May 28, 1938 in Newark. Son of Harold Dumont and Mavena Patricia (Brierley) Craft.
radio astronomer university official
Craft,, Harold Dumont was born on May 28, 1938 in Newark. Son of Harold Dumont and Mavena Patricia (Brierley) Craft.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1970. Master of Electrical Engineering, New York University, 1963.
Member technical staff Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1961-1965. Graduate research assistant Cornell University, 1965-1969, technical coordinator, 1971-1973. Member technical staff Comsat Laboratories, Clarksburg, Maryland, 1969-1971.
Director operations Arecibo (Puerto Rico) Observatory, National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, 1973-1981. Acting director National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, 1981-1982. Director telecommunications Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1982-1985, associate vice president, 1985-1993, vice president, since 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, International Science Radio Union, American Geophysical Union, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Carole Judith Gaebel, June 9, 1962 (divorced 1982). Children: Adam Brierley, David Josiah. Married Holly Ann Matey, July 17, 1988.