Background
Armstrong, Richard Lee was born on August 4, 1937 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Donald William and Bernice Hilda (Alwood) Armstrong.
Armstrong, Richard Lee was born on August 4, 1937 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Donald William and Bernice Hilda (Alwood) Armstrong.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1964.
Acting instructor to associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1962-1973; associate professor geological science, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1973-1976; professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, from 1976.
Fellow Royal Society Canada, Geological Association Canada (president Cordilleran section 1975-1976, Logan medal 1990), Geological Society American (president Cordilleran section 1985-1986). Member Geochem. Society, American Geophysical Union, International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earths Interior (chairman working group radiogenic isotopes 1984-1987).
Married Julia Anderson McNeely, September 7, 1961 (divorced February 1989). Children: Katherine Elizabeth, Jonathan Karl, Rebecca Lynne.
