John Loren Safko

Background

Safko, John Loren was born on October 29, 1938 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Loren Edmund Caraveau and Lillian Mae (Spitzer) Safko.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Case Institute of Technology, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1965.

Career

From assistant professor to professor department physics and astronomy, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1964; professor department physics and astronomy, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1979; secretary to faculty, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1989-1996.

Achievements

• John Loren Safko has been listed as a noteworthy physics and astronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Association Physics Teachers, American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, South Carolina Academy of Sciences (treasurer since 1973), General Relativity and Gravitation Society International, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Peggy Jean Ferrell, August 21, 1964. Children: Tanya Dawn, John L. Junior.

Father:

Loren Edmund Caraveau Safko

Mother:

Lillian Mae (Spitzer) Safko

Spouse:

Peggy Jean Ferrell

child:

John L. Junior Safko

child:

Tanya Dawn Safko