Ralph David Amado

Background

Amado, Ralph David was born on November 23, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Richard Joseph and Suzanne (Nahoum) Amado.

Education

Bachelor, Stanford University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy (Rhodes scholar), University of Oxford, 1957.

Career

Research associate, University of Pennsylvania, 1957-1959; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1959-1962; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1962-1965; professor physics, University of Pennsylvania, since 1965; vice provost for research, University of Pennsylvania, since 1995. Cons. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1962-1965, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, since 1965.

Achievements

• Ralph David Amado has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Connections

Children— Richard Lewis, David Philip.

Father:

Richard Joseph Amado

Mother:

Suzanne (Nahoum) Amado