David Lapota

Background

Lapota, David was born on June 1, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Mathew H. and Jane E. (Cassell) Lapota.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Zoology, San Diego State University, 1973; Master of Arts in Geography, San Diego State University, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1998.

Career

Data analyst, San Diego State Foundation, 1974-1979; biologist, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, 1979-1982; scientist, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, since 1982.

Achievements

• David Lapota has been listed as a noteworthy Oceanographer, marine biologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army Reserve, 1969-1975. Fellow Explorers Club. Member American Geophysical Union, Biological Society Washington, Oceanography Society.

Connections

Married Jeannette Harward, June 28,1975.

Father:

Mathew H. Lapota

Mother:

Jane E. (Cassell) Lapota

Spouse:

Jeannette Harward