Born: New York City, November 19, 1949
Education:
PhD, New York University (1979)
MS, New York University (1976)
BS, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (1971)
Career:
Professor, The University of Toledo (1998-Present)
Associate Professor, The University of Toledo (1993-1998)
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Toledo, (1988-1993)
Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (1985-1988)
National Research Council Associate, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (1983-1985)
Lecturer, The University of Texas at Austin (1983)
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin (1979-1982)
Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University, New York City (1979)
Senior Research Technician, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City (1972-1975)
Creative Works:
Scientific Editor, The Astrophysical Journal (2008-2017); Technical Editor, Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy, Journal of the Optical Society of America B (2004-2011); Contributing Author, Articles, Professional Journals
Awards:
Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2017); Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2017); Fellow, American Physical Society (2002)
Memberships:
Past Chair, Laboratory Astrophysics Division, American Astronomical Society (2015-2017); Chair, Laboratory Astrophysics Division, American Astronomical Society (2013-2015); Past President, Commission 14 (Atomic and Molecular Data), International Astronomical Union (2009-2012); President, Commission 14 (Atomic and Molecular Data), International Astronomical Union (2003-2009); Member, Astronomical Society of the Pacific; Member, American Physical Society; Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Member, Optical Society of America; Member, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society
Family:
Son of Joseph M. and Adele L. (Strome) Federman
Married: Ellen Sue Vinson (4/6/1986)
Children: Rebecca
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2019, 72nd Edition (pub. 2019)
Who’s Who in America – 2018, 71st Edition (pub. 2018)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 1992-1993, 1st Edition (pub. 1992)
Who’s Who in the Midwest – 1994-1995, 24th Edition (pub. 1994)
Who’s Who in the West – 1986-1987, 20th Edition (pub. 1985)
Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America – 1987-1988, 1st Edition (pub. 1987)