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Simpson, David Grant was born on January 17, 1961 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Larry Lee Simpson and Margaret Marie (Kime) Nelson.
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David Grant Simpson, American Physicist. Achievements include software development for the on-board computers of several National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientific spacecraft; development of on-board computer software for the Hubble Space telescope. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Mathematics Association of America, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Virginia Technology, 1984; Master of Science in Applied Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1990; Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, 1993.
Career
Member technical staff, Comsat laboratories, Clarksburg, Maryland., 1980-1985; technical manager, Open Joint-Stock Company (Russian: Открытое Aкционерное Oбщество) Corporation, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1985-1991; flight software senior designer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, since 1991. Instructor physics Prince George's Community College, Largo, Maryland., since 1991.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Mathematics Association of America, Sigma Pi Sigma.
