Steven Soter CV 2013
Research Associate, Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024.
Visiting Professor, Environmental Studies Program, New York University, 285 Mercer Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003, and
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RECENT ACTIVITIES
Research in astronomy and geoarchaeology. Teaching at NYU: courses on Scientific Thinking and Speculation, Geology and Antiquity in the Mediterranean, Life in the Universe, Climate Change, and Energy and Environment.
BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION
Born in Los Angeles, California, May 1943
BSc in Astronomy/Physics, 1965 University of California at Los Angeles (Advisors: George Abell and Peter Goldreich)
PhD in Astronomy, 1971 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Advisors: Thomas Gold, Carl Sagan, Joseph Burns)
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
1964-66 Research Assistant, Radio Astronomy Project, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California
1966-71 Research Assistant, Center for Radiophysics and 1973-79 Space Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
1971-73 Postdoctoral Fellow, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, UC Berkeley
1973-79 Assistant Editor, ICARUS: International Journal of Solar System Studies (Carl Sagan, editor)
1977-80 Co-Writer and Head of Research, COSMOS Television Series, KCET/Los Angeles
1980-87 Senior Research Associate, Center for Radiophyscs and Space Research, Cornell University
1988-97 Special Assistant to the Director, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
1997-03 Scientist, Hayden Planetarium American Museum of Natural History, New York
2004-13 Research Associate, Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York
2005-07 Scientist-in-Residence, Center for Ancient Studies, New York University, New York
2008-12 Visiting Professor, Environmental Studies Program, New York University, New York