Background
Oster, Ludwig Friedrich was born on March 8, 1931 in Konstanz, Germany. Son of Ludwig Friedrich and Emma Josefine (Schwarz) Oster. came to the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1963.
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Ludwig Friedrich Oster
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Bachelor of Science, U. Freiburg, Germany, 1951; Master of Science, U. Freiburg, Germany, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kiel, Germany, 1956.
Career
German Science Council fellow, U. Kiel, 1956-1958;
research associate, Yale University, 1958-1960;
assistant professor, then associate professor physics, Yale University, 1960-1967;
member of faculty, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1967-1983;
professor physics and astrophysics, U. Colorado, 70-83;
program manager, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, National Science Foundation, 1983-1996. Fellow Joint Institute Astrophysics, Boulder, 1967-1983. National Research Council Senior associate, 1981-1982.
Visiting professor U. Bonn, West Germany, 1966, Johns Hopkins, 1981. Consultant to government and industry.
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Membership
Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, German Astronomical Society, Sigma Xi. M C.
Connections
Married Cheryl M. Oroian, October 10, 1987. Children from previous marriage: Ulrika, Mattias.
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