Background
Hess, John Warren was born on May 6, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Warren and Barbara Kathryn (Spencer) Hess.
educator Scientific institute administrator
Hess, John Warren was born on May 6, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Warren and Barbara Kathryn (Spencer) Hess.
Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Pennsylvania State University, 1974.
Assistant research professor water resources center, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1974-1978; associate research professor, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1978-1986; research professor, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1986; director environmental isotope laboratory, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1981-1987; deputy director, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1987-1989; executive director, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1989; interim vice president research, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1994-1995; vice president academic affairs, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1995. Chairman, Board Of Directors Karst Waters Institute, Charlestown, West Virginia.
Adult leader Boy Scouts American, Las Vegas, 1978—2001, Boulder, Colorado, since 2002, chairman United States National Committee of International Year of Planet Earth. Fellow Geological Society of America (chair hydrogeology division, 1995-1996), National Speleological Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, International Association Hydrogeologists, Geochem.
Married Letitia Jean Schrantz, March 20, 1971. Children: Nathan James, Joshua Kyle.