Background
Richard, Philippe Jean was born on November 4, 1953 in Montélimar, France. Son of Andre and Rose Richard.
Philippe Jean Richard
November 4, 1953 Montélimar, France
Research group leader Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, National Aerospace Research Center, Chatillon, France, 1979—1989. Founder, Chief Executive Officer Dimensions S.A., Aix en Provence (Meyreuil), France, 1989—2000. General manager Vaisala S.A., Thunderstorm Business Unit, Aix en Provence, France, 2000—2002, Vaisala Inc., Thunderstorm Business Unit, Tucson, 2002—2004. Director business development Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, French Aerospace Research Laboratory, Chatillon, France, since 2004.
Philippe Jean Richard Edit Profile
Philippe Jean Richard, French aerospace scientist, director. Achievements include patents for Interferometric lightning localisation & mapping; patents for Tunable Optical Filter; development of First Commercial Total Lightning Mapping System; research in 3D interferometric lightning mapping. Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Education
Engineer, SUPELEC, Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité, Gif sur Yvette, France, 1974—1977. Master of Science, Stanford University, Dept of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Palo Alto, California, 1977—1978. Astrophysics License certified, University Paris, Orsay, 1976—1977.
Career
Research group leader Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, National Aerospace Research Center, Chatillon, France, 1979—1989. Founder, Chief Executive Officer Dimensions S.A., Aix en Provence (Meyreuil), France, 1989—2000. General manager Vaisala S.A., Thunderstorm Business Unit, Aix en Provence, France, 2000—2002, Vaisala Inc., Thunderstorm Business Unit, Tucson, 2002—2004.
Director business development Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, French Aerospace Research Laboratory, Chatillon, France, since 2004.
Achievements
Membership
Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Interests
Connections
Married Antje Kruse, August 9, 2002.
