Background
Lanzerotti, Louis John was born on April 16, 1938 in Carlinville, Illinois, United States. Son of Emanuel Louis and Mary Pauline (Orienti) Lanzerotti.
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Louis John Lanzerotti, American Physicist. Recipient Antarctic Svc. medal United States, 1979, Distinguished Public Svc. award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1988, 94, Achievement award Blackburn College Alumni Association, 1993; mountain named in his honor in Antarctica; minor planet 5504 named inhis honor.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1960; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1965.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Lucent Technologies Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1965-1967;
member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1967-1982;
Distinguished member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, since 1982. Adjunct Professor U. Florida, Gainesville, 1978-1997. Member polar research board National Research Council, Washington, 1982-1991, member space science board, 1980-1984, chairman space studiesbd., 1988-1994, member ocean studies board, 1995-1999, Chairman of the Board review Army Research Laboratory, since 1996.
Member physical science committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1975-1979, chairman space and earth advisory commission, 1984-1988, member of advisory county, 1984-1994. Member of advisory commission on future United States space program, 1990, member vice president's space policy advisory board, 1992-1993, vice president blue ribbon advising committee on redesign of space station, 1993-1994. Member corporation Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, since 1993.
Member governing board American Institute Physics, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president Harding Township (New Jersey) School Board, 1982-1990, committee, since 1993. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy of Engineering, International Academy Astronautics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Connections
Married Mary Yvonne DeWolf, June 19, 1965. Children: Mary Yvonne, Louis DeWolf.
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American
Awards
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Recipient Antarctic Svc. medal United States, 1979, Distinguished Public Svc. award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1988, 94, Achievement award Blackburn College Alumni Association, 1993. Mountain named in his honor in Antarctica. Minor planet 5504 named inhis honor.Recipient Antarctic Svc. medal United States, 1979, Distinguished Public Svc. award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1988, 94, Achievement award Blackburn College Alumni Association, 1993. Mountain named in his honor in Antarctica. Minor planet 5504 named inhis honor.