Background
Chatham, Ralph Ernest was born on October 15, 1948 in Cleveland. Son of Ernest Maitland and Elinore May (Waterbury) Chatham.
Chatham, Ralph Ernest was born on October 15, 1948 in Cleveland. Son of Ernest Maitland and Elinore May (Waterbury) Chatham.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University Kansas, 1970. Master of Arts in Physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1970; advanced through grades to commander, United States Navy, 1985; retired, United States Navy, 1990; engineer, United States Ship Barbel, 1971-1973; operations officer, navigator, United States Ship G.C. Marshall, 1978-1981; military assistant to defense science board, Pentagon, Washington, 1981-1984; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, 1984-1988; director survivability theater nuclear program, Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, 1988-1990; senior scientist, Ballena Systems, Arlington, 1990-1991; chief scientist, corporation technical director, Global Associations, Ltd., Arlington, since 1991.
President Voices in the Glen Storytellers Association, Chevy Chase, Maryland., 1986-1989. Member American Physical Society, United States Naval Institute (life, prize essay 1977).
Married Margaret Ruth Laidig. Children: Ann Lawless, John Ernest.