Background
Ostro, Steven Jeffrey was born on March 9, 1946 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of Ira L. and Mary (Line Siegel) Ostro.
Ostro, Steven Jeffrey was born on March 9, 1946 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of Ira L. and Mary (Line Siegel) Ostro.
BSin Ceramic Science, Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, Rutgers University, 1969; Master in Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978.
Assistant professor astronomy, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1979-1984; research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1984-1992; senior research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, since 1992. Member Near-Earth Object Detection Workshop, 1986-1987, Interception Workshops, 1991-1992.
Member American Astronomical Society (division for planetary science), American Geophysical Union, Meteoritical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Astronomical Society Pacific.
Married Jeanne Marie Musca, May 8, 1971. Children: Marguerite-Marie, Brian Alexander, Julianna Mary-Rose.