Background
Combs, J. Andrew was born on September 19, 1950 in Amityville, New York, United States. Son of Andrew Grafton and Wilhelmina (Jackson) Combs.
Combs, J. Andrew was born on September 19, 1950 in Amityville, New York, United States. Son of Andrew Grafton and Wilhelmina (Jackson) Combs.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Duke University, 1972. Master of Science in Meteorology, Florida State University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981.
Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1981; postdoctoral scholar, University of California, Davis, 1982-1984; president, World Research Institute for Science and Technology, New York City, since 1984; vice president, Inter Linear Technology, Alameda, California, since 1990.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Carol Keene, May 29, 1973 (divorced February 1977). Married Terry Lou Savage, July 1, 1982. Children: Andrew, Joshua, Jonathan, Katherine, Alicia.