Background
Burchfield, David Edward was born on August 18, 1955 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Victor Lee and Marie Louise Burchfield.
Burchfield, David Edward was born on August 18, 1955 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Victor Lee and Marie Louise Burchfield.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Merrimack College, 1977; Master of Science in Chemistry, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1983.
Assistant professor of chemistry, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1983-1989; senior staff scientist, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Pomona, California, 1989-1993; senior staff chemist, Orbital, Pomona, California, since 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Optical Society American, American Institute Physics.
Married Dorothy Marie Holland, May 3, 1981. Children: Jacquelyn, James, Victoria.