UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 17, Page 7
January 19, 1995
UD Bartol scientist honored for research in Antarctica

     Astrophysicist Martin A. Pomerantz, director/professor emeritus
of the Bartol Research Institute, has been honored in Antarctica with
the dedication of an observatory in his name. National Science
Foundation director Neal Lane conducted the ceremony Dec. 3 at the
U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
     Pomerantz has worked in Antarctic research since 1959. He has
conducted experiments at the South Pole since 1964.
     Currently, he is involved in a helioseismology project to probe
the sun's interior, and he has led research in the fields of
submillimeter astronomy, cosmic and gamma rays and measurements of
cosmic background radiation.
     The Martin A. Pomerantz Observatory currently houses experiments
for four projects: the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array, the
South Pole Infrared Explorer, the Cosmic Background Radiation
Anisotropy experiment and the Advanced Telescope Project.
     The three latter projects are part of the Center for
Astrophysical Research in Antarctica.