In Memory of Dr. Arlo Landolt
Prof. Arlo Udell Landolt received his B.S. degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1955 and his Ph.D. degree in astronomy from Indiana University in 1963. While pursuing his Ph.D., he became a member of the first group to winter over at the International Geophysical Year's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in the Antarctic. Prof. Landolt joined the faculty of the LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy in 1962 and was instrumental in the development of the astronomy group within the department to international status. He made many astronomical discoveries, including the first pulsating white dwarf. Astronomers and physicists worldwide continue to use his series of papers which established the Landolt Photometric Standard Star Catalog. His "standard stars" are among the most heavily used photometric standards throughout the globe. In 1995 he received the George van Biesbroeck Prize from American Astronomical Society that honors an individual for long-term extraordinary or unselfish service to astronomy. He was named LSU Ball Family Professor of Physics & Astronomy in 2002. In 2014 he was inducted into the LSU College of Science Hall of Distinction. Prof. Landolt passed away on Jan. 21, 2022. His many friends and colleagues miss his support, insight, and sense of humor.
Gifts are given for a Live Oak Endowment in memory of Dr. Arlo Landolt.
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