Kenneth Alan Van Riper

Background

Riper, Kenneth Alan Van was born on February 7, 1949 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of Raymond Walsh Van Riper and Beulah Mae Higgins Scheer.

Education

AB, Cornell Univercity, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1976.

Career

Research associate, University of Chicago, 1976; research associate, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1978-1981; member technical staff, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1981-1995.

Achievements

• Kenneth Alan Van Riper has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist and researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union, New England Sonett Club.

Connections

Father:

Raymond Walsh Van Riper

Mother:

Beulah Mae Higgins Scheer