James J. Childress

Background

Childress, James J. was born on November 17, 1942 in Kokomo, Indiana, United States. Son of Clifford W. and Faye J. (Painter) Childress.

Education

Bachelor, Wabash College, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1969.

Career

Teaching assistant, Stanford University, California, 1964-1966; National Science Foundation Predoctoral fellow, Stanford University, California, 1966-1968; assistant professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1969-1976; associate professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1976-1981; professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1981. Chief scientist on 83 oceanographic crusies sponsored by U. So.Calif., Stanford University, Scripps Institution Oceanography, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institute, Moss Landing Marine laboratories.

Achievements

• James J. Childress has been listed as a noteworthy Marine biologist, biological oceanographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Recipient 30 National Science Foundation research grants, since 1970. National Geographic Society grantee, 1980. Office Naval Research grantee, 1988-1995.

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Zoologists, American Society Limnology and Oceanography, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: bicycling, skiing, swimming, cooking, hiking.

Connections

Married Lisbeth Francis, April 1, 1967 (divorced 1972). Married Jean Feigenbaum (divorced 1994).

Father:

Clifford W. Childress

Mother:

Faye J. (Painter) Childress

Spouse:

Jean Feigenbaum

Spouse:

Lisbeth Francis