Richard Arnold Houghton

Background

Houghton, Richard Arnold was born on April 1, 1943 in Huntington, New York, United States. Son of Richard A. and Phebe E. Houghton.

Education

AB, Hamilton College, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1979; D (honoris causa), U. Munich, 1995.

Career

Research assistant, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1966-1974; research associate, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1975-1984; assistant scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1984-1987; associate scientist, Woods Hole Research Center, 1987-1989; senior scientist, Woods Hole Research Center, since 1989. Visiting senior scientist National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1993-1994. Member of national technical advising committee National Institute Global Environmental Change, Davis, California, 1992-1997.

Achievements

• Richard Arnold Houghton has been listed as a noteworthy Research ecologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, board directors Waldorf Association Cape Cod, Bourne, Massachusetts, 1990-1993. Member American Geophysical Union, Ecological Society American, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Barbara T. Olsen (divorced). Children: Olsen, Graham. Married Susan M. Case, August 27, 1977.

Children: Benjamin, Samuel.

Father:

Richard A. Houghton

Mother:

Phebe E. Houghton

Spouse:

Susan M. Case

Spouse:

Barbara T. Olsen

child:

Samuel Houghton

child:

Benjamin Houghton

child:

Graham Houghton

child:

Olsen Houghton