Background

Ossakow, Sidney Leonard was born on December 14, 1938 in Brooklyn. Son of Albert J. and Ruth (Solomon) O. (deceased).

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960; Master of Science in Applied Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966.

Career

Research associate plasma physics laboratory, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1966-1967; associate research scientist, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1967-1971; research physicist plasma physics division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1971-1976; supervisor research physicist plasma dynamics branch section head, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1976-1978; supervisor research physicist geophysical and plasma dynamics, branch head, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1978-1983; supervisor research physical plasma physics division, superintendent, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1981. Consultant The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1965-1967.

Achievements

• Sidney Leonard Ossakow has been listed as a noteworthy Plasma physicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1960-1967. Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Joan Barbara Ginsberg, May 28, 1967. Children: Robert, William, Ian.

Father:

Albert J. Ossakow

Mother:

Ruth (Solomon) O. (deceased) Ossakow

Spouse:

Joan Barbara Ginsberg

child:

Ian Ossakow

child:

William Ossakow

child:

Robert Ossakow