Raymond Douglas Watts

Background

Watts, Raymond Douglas was born on February 4, 1945 in Oxnard, California, United States. Son of Seymour L. and Margaret (Cheeseman) Watts.

Education

Bachelor, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1966; postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966-1968; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, 1972.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council/National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1972-1974; geophysicst, United States Geological Survey, Denver, 1974-1984; deputy assistant director for research, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1984-1989; research physical scientist, United States Geological Survey, Fort Collins, Colorado, since 1989.

Achievements

• Raymond Douglas Watts has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysicist, geographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Geophysical Union.

Interests

• Avocations: rock climbing, bicycling, skiing, flying airplanes.

Connections

Married Nancy Bethel Johnston, December 27, 1966 (divorced April 1976). Married Beth O'Brien, May 14, 1988. 1 child, Kelly Elizabeth.

Father:

Seymour L. Watts

Mother:

Margaret (Cheeseman) Watts

Spouse:

Beth O'Brien

Spouse:

Nancy Bethel Johnston

child:

Kelly Elizabeth Watts