Larry Leon Sparks

Background

Sparks, Larry Leon was born on January 11, 1940 in Flagler, Colorado, United States. Son of Lundie Leon Sparks and Ruby Ethyl (Dorsey) Hollenbaugh.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, U. Colorado, 1962.

Career

Physicist, National Bureau Standrads (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Boulder, Colorado, 1961-1984; group leader, National Bureau Standrads (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Boulder, Colorado, 1984-1988; division chief, National Bureau Standrads (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Boulder, Colorado, 1988-1991; group leader, National Bureau Standrads (now National Institute Standards and Technology), Boulder, Colorado, since 1991. Chairman International Thermal Expansion Symposium, Boulder, 1989. OrganizerInternat. Thermophys.

Properties Conference, Boulder, 1991. Chairman local arrangements International Cryogenic Materials Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1983.

Achievements

• Larry Leon Sparks has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Good Samaritan Foundation, Longmont, Colorado, 1971. Moderator United Congressional Church, Longmont, 1975-1976. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Metals, International Thermal Expansion Symposium (governing board since 1988).

Connections

Married Patricia Ruth Heid, August 16, 1959. Children: Lundy Lane, Jacquelyn Heidi Sparks Fesenmeyer.

Father:

Lundie Leon Sparks Hollenbaugh

Mother:

Ruby Ethyl (Dorsey) Hollenbaugh

Spouse:

Patricia Ruth Heid

child:

Jacquelyn Heidi Sparks Fesenmeyer Sparks

child:

Lundy Lane Sparks