Philips Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry at Columbia University, notable for her study of youth suicide Jay M. Gould, (B.A. 1936), statistician and epidemiologist, founded the Radiation and Public Health Project Leonard Herzenberg (B.S. 1952), developed the fluorescence-activated cell sorter which revolutionized the study of cancer cells and is the basis for purification of adult stem cells; recipient of the Kyoto Prize in 2006 Howard W. Jaffe (B.A. 1942), geologist and mineralogist; a pioneer in the study of the crystal chemistry of rock-forming minerals Edith Kaplan (B.A. 1949), creator of several important neuropsychological tests, including the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination and the Boston Naming Test Selna Kaplan (B.S. 1948), pediatric endocrinologist Sol Katz (B.A. 1978), geologist, computer scientist, and early pioneer of Geospatial Free and Open Source Software Joel S. Levine (B.S. 1964), planetary scientist at NASA, author, and research professor in applied science at the College of William & Mary Stephen P. Maran (B.S. 1959), astronomer and popularizer; author of Astronomy for Dummies Arthur Nowick (B.A. 1943), materials scientist William E. Paul (B.A. 1956), immunologist and co-discoverer of interleukin 4 Fredy Peccerelli (B.S. 1996), forensic anthropologist, Director of the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation George Plafker (B.A. 1949), geologist and seismologist, known for pioneering research in subduction, tsunami, and the geology of Alaska Estelle Ramey (B.A. 1936), endocrinologist, physiologist, and feminist Michael Salzhauer (B.A. 1993), cosmetic and plastic surgeon, author and inventor Joseph D. Schulman (B.S. 1962), specialist in human genetics and infertility; founder the Genetics & IVF Institute Debra T. Silverman (B.A. 1970), biostatistician and epidemiologist specializing in bladder cancer epidemiology and the carcinogenicity of diesel exhaust Henry Spira (B.A. 1958), pioneering animal rights activist Dennis P. Tarnow (B.A. 1968), dentist and pioneer in implant research Edward Taub (B.S. 1953), behavioral neuroscientist on faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Armin Tehrany (B.A. 1991), orthopaedic surgeon and film producer Wolf V. Vishniac (B.A. 1945), microbiologist; inventor of the "Wolf Trap," which tests for the possibility of life existing on other planets; namesake of the crater Vishniac on Mars Sports Baseball Hy Cohen, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs Saul Katz (B.A. 1960), President/CEO of the New York Mets Sam Nahem (attended 1933–35), Major League Baseball pitcher Marius Russo (attended 1932–34), Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees (1939–43, 1946); All-Star in 1941 Eddie Turchin, Major League Baseball player Richard Wilpon (B.A. 1960), Member of