Background
Payne, James Richard was born on September 3, 1947 in Anaheim, California, United States. Son of Theodore L. and Laura P. Payne.
Payne, James Richard was born on September 3, 1947 in Anaheim, California, United States. Son of Theodore L. and Laura P. Payne.
Bachelor with honors, California State University, Fullerton, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1974.
Chemist in engineering college unit, North America Rockwell Corporation, Downey, California, 1968-1969; teaching assistant, research assistant, and National Institutes of Health predoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1969-1974; postdoctoral scholar, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institute, 1974-1975; assistant research chemist, University of California Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, 1975-1978; senior chemist, assistant vice president, vice president, Science Applications International Corporation, La Jolla, California, 1978-1991; senior vice-president, director research, SOUND Environmental Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Carlsbad, California, 1991-1996; manager chemical technical branch, Ogden Environmental & Energy Superior vena cava syndrome Company, Inc., San Diego, since 1996; founder, J.R. Payne Environmental Cons., $Drlsbad, 1997; founder, J.R. Payne Environmental, 1997; president, Payne Environmental Cons., Incorporated, Encinitas, since 1998; president, Payne Environmental Cons., Inc., since 1998. Member executive science and technical county Science Applications International Corporation, LaJolla, 1985-1991. Member NAS/National Research Council Marine Board: Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants, Washington, 1985-1988.
(Oil spills. Petroleum -- Biodegradation.)
Married Marinee J. Pavlovich, June 29, 1968. Children: Clayton Bennett, Taylor Sierra.