Background
Smarr, Larry Lee was born on October 16, 1948 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Robert L. Junior and Jane (Crampton) Smarr.
astrophysicist educator science administrator
Smarr, Larry Lee was born on October 16, 1948 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Robert L. Junior and Jane (Crampton) Smarr.
Bachelor, Master of Science, U. Missouri, 1970; Master of Science, Stanford University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1975.
Research assistant in physics, University Texas, Austin, 1972-1974; lecturer department astrophysical science, Princeton University, 1974-1975; research associate, Princeton University Observatory, 1975-1976; research affiliate department physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1978-1979; assistant professor astronomy Department, University Illinois, Urbana, 1979-1981; assistant professor physics Department, University Illinois, Urbana, 1980-1981; associate professor astronomy and physics Department, University Illinois, Urbana, 1981-1985; professor astronomy and physics Department, University Illinois, Urbana, since 1985; director, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Champaign, Illinois, since 1985. Consultant Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, since 1976, Los Alamos (New Nex.) National Laboratory, since 1983. Member Commision on Physical Science, Mathematics and Resources, National Research Council, Washington, 1987-1990, commission on Geoscience, Environmental and Resources, since 1990, advisory panel on Basic Research in the 90' General’ s Office Technology Assesment, since 1990.
Co-founder, co-director Illinois Alliance to Prevent Nuclear War, Champaign, 1981-1984. Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, Government Research Roundtable U. Indiana.
Married Janet Levarie, June 3, 1973. Children: Joseph Robert, Benjamin Lee.