Dennis Randolph Watts

Background

Watts, Dennis Randolph was born on December 7, 1943 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of David Roger and Betty Darlene (Dahnke) Watts.

Education

Bachelor in Physics magna cum laude, University of California, Riverside, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1973.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow in geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, 1972-1974; assistant professor oceanography, U. Rhode Island, Narragansett, 1974-1980; associate professor oceanography, U. Rhode Island, Narragansett, 1980-1988; professor oceanography, U. Rhode Island, Narragansett, since 1988. Consultant Science Applications International Corporation, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1980.

Achievements

• Dennis Randolph Watts has been listed as a noteworthy Oceanography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Geophysical Union, Oceanography Society, American Meteorological Society.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, skiing, hiking, camping.

Connections

Married Catherine Packer Mack, June 1969 (divorced 1980). Married Barbara Anne Koster Sullivan, August 11, 1984. Children: Charlotte Anne, Sarah Catherine, Susan Catherine.

Father:

David Roger Watts

Mother:

Betty Darlene (Dahnke) Watts

Spouse:

Catherine Packer Mack

Spouse:

Barbara Anne Koster Sullivan

child:

Sarah Catherine Watts

child:

Susan Catherine Watts

child:

Charlotte Anne Watts