Background
Roper, Clyde Forrest Eugene was born on October 1, 1937 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Howard Gleason and Louise Calvey (Norcross) Roper.
biological oceanographer curator
Roper, Clyde Forrest Eugene was born on October 1, 1937 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Howard Gleason and Louise Calvey (Norcross) Roper.
Bachelor of Arts, Transylvania U., 1959; Master of Sciences, University Miami, Florida, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University Miami, Florida, 1967.
Research assistant, Institute Marine Sciences, 1964-1966;
associate curator division mollusks, National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1966-1972;
curator of Cephalopoda, Division of Mollusks, National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, since 1972;
department chairman invertebrate zoology, National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 1980-1985;
member Smithsonian Public Council, National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, since 1981. Adjunct Professor U. Miami, Washington, since 1968. External examiner Memorial U. Newfoundland, Canada, 1970-1973.
Affiliate graduate faculty U. Hawaii, 1975-1976. Lecturer, study tour and seminar leader Smithsonian Associations, since 1978. Founder, councilor Cephaloped International Advisory Council, since 1981.
Smithsonian representative to American Institute Biological School Council, 1988-1991. Member science advisory board Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, since 1992. Member of advisory committee Marine Environmental Exhibit, Oakland (California( Museum National History, 1992-1994.
Member of advisory board Ocean Planet Exhibition, Smithsonian Institution, 1992-1995. Member of advisory board academic awards committee Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, Florida, since 1980, task force, since 1991, vice chair Smithsonian's 150th Anniversary program committee, since 1993, coordinator visiting committee, 1983-1994, steering committee, since 1994. Thesis, dissertation advisory students Duke U., Ba.
Institute Marine Science, College William andMary, U. Maryland., Harvard University, Melborne U. Australia, U. Pisa, Italy.
Republican Vienna Hills Civic Association to Town of Vienna, Virginia, 1971-1973. Assistant scoutmaster, scoutmaster troop 1539 Boy Scouts American, Vienna, 1977-1994. Member Systematics Association, Society Systematic Zoology, Biological Society Washington (vice president, president, councillor), American Society Limnology and Oceanography, American Malacological Union (vice president, president-elect, president, councillor), Council Systematic Malacologists, Marine Biological Association (United Kingdom), Western Society Malacologists, Australian Malacol.
Society, Institute Malacology (sponsor member, chairman-elect, chairman, councillor), American Polar Society, Society Cryptozoology, Senate of Scientists (councillor, chairman-elect, chairman).
Married Ingrid Hilde Braunohler, September 13, 1958. Children: Erik C., Christopher T.