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Zafra, Robert Lee de was born on February 15, 1932 in White Plains, New York, United States. Son of Carlos and Ellen Lee (Knox) de Zafra.
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Robert Lee de Zafra, American Physicist, educator. Achievements include research in positron annihilation studies, optical pumping and laser studies of atomic and molecular states, molecular radio astronomy, development and use of ultra-sensitive instrumentation for remote sensing of stratospheric molecules. Member American Geophysical Society, American Physical Society.
Education
AB, Princeton University, 1954; Master of Science, U. Maryland., 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1958.
Career
Research assistant, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1953-1955;
teaching assistant, U. Maryland., College Park, 1955-1956;
postdoctoral research associate, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1958-1961;
assistant professor to professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1961. Adjunct research associate Columbia University, New York City, 1962-1964. Senior postdoctoral research associate National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New York City, 1970.
Member International Ozone Commission, Geneva, since 1992, Polar Research Board, Washington, since 1994.
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Membership
Member American Geophysical Society, American Physical Society.
Connections
Married Alyda Maria Kalmeijer, June 29, 1959 (divorced 1974). Married Julia Mollineaux Phillips, June 13, 1981.
