Jeffrey A. Hoffman

Jeffrey Alan Hoffman, Ph.D. (born November 2, 1944) is a former NASA astronaut. Hoffman was born November 2, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, but considers Scarsdale, New York, to be his hometown. He graduated from Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, New York, in 1962, then received a Bachelor of Arts degree in astronomy (graduated summa cum laude) from Amherst College in 1966, a Doctor of Philosophy in astrophysics from Harvard University in 1971, and a Masters Degree in materials science from Rice University in 1988. Hoffman is an Eagle Scout. Hoffman is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics, the International Astronomical Union, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Astronomical Society, the Spanish Academy of Engineering, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi. As of 2005 he is currently co-director of the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium at MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Hoffman's original research interests were in high... full article at wikipedia