Background
Rice, James Robert was born on December 3, 1940 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Son of Donald Blessing and Mary Celia (Santangelo) Rice.
geophysicist engineering scientist
Rice, James Robert was born on December 3, 1940 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Son of Donald Blessing and Mary Celia (Santangelo) Rice.
Bachelor of Science, Lehigh University, 1962. Sc.M., Lehigh University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Lehigh University, 1964.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1996. Doctor of Science (honorary), Brown University, 1997.
Postdoctoral fellow, Brown U., Providence, 1964-1965; assistant professor engineering, Brown U., Providence, 1965-1968; associate professor, Brown U., Providence, 1968-1970; professor, Brown U., Providence, 1970-1981; Ballou professor theoretical and applied mechanics, Brown U., Providence, 1973-1981; McKay professor engineering science and geophysics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1981.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Geophysical Union, Foreign Member Royal Society.
Married Renata Dmowska, February 28, 1981. Children by previous marriage: Douglas, Jonathan.