Alfred Ludvik Vampola

Background

Vampola, Alfred Ludvik was born on July 10, 1934 in Dwight, Nebraska, United States. Son of Ludwig Anton and Pauline Christine (Trousil) Vampola.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Creighton U., 1956; Master of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, St. Saint Louis University, 1961.

Career

Senior physicist, Convair, San Diego, 1961-1962; senior staff scientist, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1962-1990; consultant, Space Environmental Effects, Torrance, California, since 1990. Visiting fellow Otago U., Dunedin, New Zealand, 1986-1987. Guest research fellow Max Planck Institute for Aeronomie, Lindau, Germany, 1991.

Achievements

• Alfred Ludvik Vampola has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member American Geophysical Union.

Interests

• Avocation: basic magnetospheric physics research.

Connections

Married Karen Agnes Kirkwood, April 7, 1956. Children: Joseph, John, Elaine, Mary, Mark, Robert, James, Donald.

Father:

Ludwig Anton Vampola

Mother:

Pauline Christine (Trousil) Vampola

Spouse:

Karen Agnes Kirkwood

child:

James Vampola

child:

Mark Vampola

child:

Mary Vampola

child:

John Vampola

child:

Donald Vampola

child:

Elaine Vampola

child:

Robert Vampola

child:

Joseph Vampola