Background
Parsons, Eric Keith was born on October 9, 1951 in Lewistown, Montana, United States. Son of Kenneth Robert Parsons and Dorothy Helen (Upham) Dewit.
Parsons, Eric Keith was born on October 9, 1951 in Lewistown, Montana, United States. Son of Kenneth Robert Parsons and Dorothy Helen (Upham) Dewit.
B Applied Science, U. Toronto, 1974; Master of Science, Stanford University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1982.
Research assistant, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1973-1974; research assistant, Stanford (California) U., 1974-1980; staff scientist, Lockheed Corporation research and development division, Palo Alto, California, 1980-1985; research scientist, Lockheed Corporation research and development division, Palo Alto, California, since 1985. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, 1979-1980.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Planetary Society, Sigma Xi.
Married CathrynJean Tait, February 14, 1986. Children: Kevin Kenneth, Travis Tait.