Background
Rippin, David William Thacker was born on January 14, 1935 in Retford, England. Arrived in Switzerland, 1970. Son of Horace and Norah Eileen (Thacker) Rippin.
Rippin, David William Thacker was born on January 14, 1935 in Retford, England. Arrived in Switzerland, 1970. Son of Horace and Norah Eileen (Thacker) Rippin.
Bachelor, Master of Arts in Natural Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Cambridge (England) University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1959.
Nato postdoctoral fellow University Delaware, 1959-1960. Lecturer chemical engineering Imperial College, University London, 1961-1966. Senior lecturer systems engineering University Lancaster, England, 1966-1970.
Professor chemical engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Technisch-Chemisches Labor, Zurich, since 1971.
Married Anne Crossland, April 13, 1963. Children: Sarah Jane, Jonathan David, Thomas Mark.