Background
Krider, E. Philip was born on March 22, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edmund Arthur and Ruth (Abbott) Krider.
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E. Philip Krider
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Education
Bachelor in Physics, Carleton College, 1962; Master of Science in Physics, U. Arizona, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Arizona, 1969.
Career
Resident research associate National Aeronautics and Space Administration Manned Spacecraft Center, NAS, Houston, 1969-1971;
assistant research professor Institute Atmospheric Physics, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1971-1975;
assistant professor department atmospheric science, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1973-1975;
associate professor department atmospheric science, Institute Atmos. Physics, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1975-1980;
executive vice president, part-time chairman, Lightning Location and Protection, Inc., Tucson, 1976-1983;
Adjunct Professor department electrical engineering, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1988;
professor department atmospheric science Institute Atmospheric Physics, U. Arizona, since 1980;
director Institute Atmospheric Physics, head department atmospheric science, U. Arizona, 1986-1995. President International Commission Atmospheric Electricity, since 1992.
Co-chairman panelEarth's electrical environment geophysis study committee NAS, 1982-1986. Member panel weather support for space operations NAS, 1987-1988, geostationary platform science steering committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1987. Members representative University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 1986-1995.
Member United States national committee International Science Radio Union. Member lightning and sferics subcommittee International Commision on Atmospheric Electricity, since 1976. Member aerospace corporation advisory team United States Air Force Launch Vehicle Lightning/Atmospheric Elec.
Constraints, Post Atlas/Centaur 67 Incident, 1987-1989. Science advisor Air Force Geophysical Laboratory, 1988. Member lightning advising committee United States Army Missile Command, 1986-1987.
Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Meteorological Society (Outstanding Contribution to Advance Applied Meteorology award 1985), American Geophysical Union (Smith medal selection committee 1994, commission on atmospheric and space electricity since 1990). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Transactions Prize Paper award Electric Membership Corporation Society 1982), American Association Physics Teachers, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Connections
Married Barbara A. Reed, June 13, 1964 (divorced March 1983). Children: Ruth Ellen, Philip Reed.
