Background
Celotta, Robert James was born on November 18, 1943 in New York City. Son of Bart and Agnes Margaret (Comerford) Celotta.
Celotta, Robert James was born on November 18, 1943 in New York City. Son of Bart and Agnes Margaret (Comerford) Celotta.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, City College of New York, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, New York University, 1969.
Research assistant, International Business Machines Corporation Watson Laboratory, New York City, 1963-1964;
research assistant department physics, New York University, New York City, 1964-1969;
instructor, New York University, New York City, 1966-1969;
postdoctoral research associate, Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics, Boulder, Colorado, 1969-1971;
physicist, National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1971-1986;
fellow, National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland., since 1987. General committee International Conference on Physics of Electron and Atom Collisions,1985-1989. Participant National Science Foundation-National Council for Science and Technology United States-Latin-American Cooperative Science Program, 1984-1986, United States-Spain Science Program, 1985-1988, United States-Yugoslav Cooperative Research Program, 1978-1987.
Vice-chair Gordon Conference on Magnetic Nanostructures, since 1997.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Vacuum Society (Gaede-Langmuir prize 1994). Member Washington Academy Science (Outstanding and Distinguished Career in Science award 1994).
Married Beverly Kay Lauter, November 20, 1966. Children: Jennifer Ann, Daniel Wayne.