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.
If you would like to make your gift by check, make check payable to: LSU Foundation
Notation Line: In Memory of Dr. Arlo Landolt
Send to: LSU Foundation, 3796 Nicholson Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70802
The LSU Foundation will share notices about memorial gifts with Dr. Landolt's family. We do not share the gift amount unless a donor explicitly gives us permission to do so.