Background
Pomerantz, Martin Arthur was born on December 17, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Pomerantz, Martin Arthur was born on December 17, 1916 in Brooklyn.
AB, Syracuse University, 1937. Master of Science, University Pennsylvania, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Temple University, 1951.
Fil. Doctor (honorary), University Uppsala, Sweden, 1967. Doctor of Science (honorary), Swarthmore College, 1973. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Delaware, 2001.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Syracuse University, 2007.
Research assistant Bartol Research Foundation, 1938—1941, research fellow, 1941—1943, physicist, 1943—1959, director, 1959—1985, president, 1985—1987. Vice president The Franklin Institute, 1967—1985, executive vice president, 1985—1987, Bartol professor, 1968—1989. Professor emeritus University Delaware, from 1990, president emeritus, from 1987.
Fulbright scholar, visiting professor Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 1952—1953. Leader National Geography Society expeditions, 1948—1959. Chairman United States Committee for International Years of the Quiet Sun National Academy of Sciences, 1962—1966, member Committee on Polar Research, 1959—1971, member Space Science Board, 1963—1970, member Geophysics Research Board, 1959—1973.
Vice president Com for International Years of the Quiet Sun International Council of Scientific Unions, vice president Committee International Geophysique, 1962—1966. Member Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research National Academy of Sciences, 1981—1986. Visiting professor astronomy Swarthmore College, 1961, 64, 67.
Visiting professor University Tokyo, 1983, Potchefstroom University, South Africa, 1987. Sigma Xi national lecturer, 68. Organization of American States visiting professor, 73.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society. Member: American Polar Society (honorary), Rotary International, Cosmos Club, Explorers Club, Sigma Pi Sigma (honorary).