Background
Hoffert, Martin Irving was born on July 1, 1938 in Brooklyn. Son of Solomon and Ceil (Hyman) Hoffert.
Hoffert, Martin Irving was born on July 1, 1938 in Brooklyn. Son of Solomon and Ceil (Hyman) Hoffert.
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Michigan, 1960. Master of Science in Astronautics, University Michigan, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronautics, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1967.
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, New School for Social Research, 1969.
Senior scientist, General Applied Science laboratories, Westbury, New York, 1962-1967;
research scientist, New York University, 1967-1968;
senior research scientist, Advanced Technology laboratories, Westbury, 1968-1969;
member research staff, Riverside Research Institute, New York City, 1969-1972;
senior research associate Goodard Institute for Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New York City, 1972-1974;
senior research scientist, New York University, 1974-1976;
associate professor applied science, New York University, 1976-1983;
professor applied science, New York University, 1983-1994;
professor physics, New York University, since 1995;
chairman applied science, New York University, 1984-1991. Management operations working group in planetary atmosphere National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, since 1986. Bilateral cooperative working group VIII United States Delaware Joint United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Commission, since 1986.
Consultant Exxon Research & Engineering, Annandale, New Jersey, 1986-1995, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, since 1990.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member AAIA, American Geophysical Union, American Metereol. Society, Aspen Global Change Institute (advisory board).
Married Linda Epstein, September 4, 1960. 1 child, Eric; married second, Iris E. Fierst, January 29, 1965.