Jasper Edgar Richardson

Background

Richardson, Jasper Edgar was born on November 8, 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Jasper Edgar and Katherine Cecil (Copp) Richardson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Yale University, 1944; Master of Arts in Physics, Rice U., 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Rice U., 1950.

Career

Instructor physics, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1946-1947; assistant professor, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1950-1951; Atomic Energy Commission fellow, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Institute Nuc. Studies, 1951-1953; physicist, University Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1953-1955; research physicist, Shell Bellaire Research Center, Houston, 1955-1969; senior engineer, Shell Oil Corporation, Midland, Texas, 1969-1974; staff engineer, Shell Oil Corporation, Houston, 1974-1986; retired.

Achievements

• Jasper Edgar Richardson has been listed as a noteworthy Nuclear physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1944-1946, Guam. Member American Physical Society, Society Petroleum Engineers.

Connections

Married Nellie Carolyn Harwell, May 30, 1947. Children: Ann Helen, Janet Katherine, Susan Carolyn, Patricia Lynn, Ellen Claire.

Father:

Jasper Edgar Richardson

Mother:

Katherine Cecil (Copp) Richardson

Spouse:

Nellie Carolyn Harwell

child:

Patricia Lynn Richardson

child:

Ann Helen Richardson

child:

Janet Katherine Richardson

child:

Ellen Claire Richardson

child:

Susan Carolyn Richardson