Jeremiah Paul Ostriker

Background

OSTRIKER, Jeremiah Paul was born on April 13, 1937 in New York, United States. Son of Martin Ostriker and Jeanne Sumpf.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation fellow), University of Chicago, 1964; postgraduate, U. Cambridge, England, 1964-1965; honorary degree, University of Chicago, 1992.

Career

Research associate, lecturer astrophysics, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1965-1966; assistant professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1966-1968; associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1968-1971; professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1971; department chairman astronomy, director observatory, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1979-1995; Charles A. Young professor astronomy, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1982; provost, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1995.

Achievements

• Jeremiah Paul Ostriker has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member NAS (Board of Governors 1993-1995, counselor 1992-1995), American Astronomical Society (councilor 1978-1980, Warner prize 1972, Russel prize 1980), International Astronomical Union, American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal Astronomical Society (associate).

Interests

• Squash.

Connections

Married Alicia Suskin, December, 1958. Children— Rebecca, Eve, Gabriel.

Father:

Martin Ostriker

Mother:

Jeanne (Sumpf) Ostriker

Spouse:

Alicia Suskin