Background
Caroff, Lawrence John was born on August 26, 1941 in Windber, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lawrence Bernard and Mary Sylvia (Mattie) Caroff.
Caroff, Lawrence John was born on August 26, 1941 in Windber, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lawrence Bernard and Mary Sylvia (Mattie) Caroff.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1962; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1967.
Member technical staff, Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, 1962-1967; research scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1967-1982; deputy director space science division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1982-1983; chief astrophysics branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1983-1988; chief International Rectifier /Radio astronomy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, since 1988.
Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Married Velita Worden Toff, September 10, 1959 (divorced 1976). Children: Michael Andrew, Christine Leigh, Jacqueline. Married Margaret Susan Kraus, January 5, 1989.