Laurence Munro Trafton

Background

Trafton, Laurence Munro was born on July 31, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Herbert Meara and Vesta Estelle Trafton.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1960. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1965.

Career

Associate scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, summers 1961-1962; project officer, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1968; project scientist, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1968-1969; special research associate department astronomy, University Texas, Austin, 1969-1972; research scientist department astromony, University Texas, Austin, 1972-1993; senior research scientist McDonald Observatory, University Texas, Austin, since 1993.

Achievements

• Laurence Munro Trafton has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1965-1968. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Astronomical Society (committee member division planetary science 1977-1980, meeting program chairman 1976), International Astronomical Union.

Connections

Father:

Herbert Meara

Mother:

Vesta Estelle Trafton