Background
Ralston, John Peter was born on August 8, 1951 in Reno, Nevada, United States. Son of Robert Lee and Katherine A. (Casserly) Ralston.
educator Theoretical physicist
Ralston, John Peter was born on August 8, 1951 in Reno, Nevada, United States. Son of Robert Lee and Katherine A. (Casserly) Ralston.
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Oregon, 1980.
Design engineer, Hamilton Company, Reno, 1974; postdoctoral fellow, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1980-1982; research associate, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1982-1984; assistant professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1984-1988; associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1988-1993; professor, U. Kansas, since 1993. Science associate European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland, summer 1991, CEN Saclay, France, summer, 1990, Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Center, summer 1989.
Married Cherie Wagner, Sept.1, 1973. Children: Amy, John Charles, Joseph.