Anthony John Calio is a distinguished figure in the field of science and engineering, with a career spanning multiple decades and various prestigious institutions. He pursued his education at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a B.A. in Physics in 1953 , and continued his postgraduate studies at the same university and later at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Oakland, California, in 1959. He also attended Stanford University as a Sloan Fellow in 1974. Before joining NASA, Calio served in the United States Army Chemical Corps from 1954 to 1956.