Howard Joseph Laster

Background

Laster, Howard Joseph was born on March 13, 1930 in Jersey City. Son of Harry and Yetta (Adelman) Laster.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1957.

Career

Member faculty, U. Maryland., College Park, 1956-1977; professor physics, U. Maryland., 1965-1977; department chairman physics and astronomy, U. Maryland., 1965-1975; dean College Liberal Arts, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1977-1984; professor physics and astronomy, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1977-1986. Member Maryland. Governor's Science Resources Advisory Board, 1965-1970. Member Maryland. Governor's Science Advisory Council, 1970-1977, chairman, 1973-1975.

Member Iowa Governor's Science Advisory Council, 1980-1983. Visiting fellow Clare Hall, Cambridge (England) University, 1970-1971, 84. Visiting program associate National Science Foundation, 1975-1976.

Director Atlantic Research Corporation,1972-1986.

Achievements

• Howard Joseph Laster has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society, Royal Astronomical Society, Washington Academy Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, American Association Physic Teachers, Society International Development, American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Professors, Washington Philosophical Society, Maryland. Academy Science, Iowa Academy.Sci., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Miriam Sargeant, April 26, 1952. Children: Elizabeth, Jonathan, Jane, Sarah.

Father:

Harry Laster

Mother:

Yetta (Adelman) Laster

Spouse:

Miriam Sargeant

child:

Sarah Laster

child:

Jonathan Laster

child:

Elizabeth Laster

child:

Jane Laster