Background
Peterson, Richard Burnett was born on April 12, 1949 in Omaha. Son of John Warren and Elizabeth Irene (Vickers) Peterson.
Peterson, Richard Burnett was born on April 12, 1949 in Omaha. Son of John Warren and Elizabeth Irene (Vickers) Peterson.
Bachelor, University Nebraska, Omaha, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1976.
Research associate unites states department Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1976-1978; research associate, C.F. Kettering Research Laboratory, Yellow Springs, Ohio., 1978-1979; assistant scientist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, 1979-1982; associate scientist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, 1982-1992; scientist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, since 1992. Visiting scientist Research Institute for Photosynthesis, Sheffield, England, 1987,Estonian Academy Science, Tartu, Estonia, 1991.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Plant Physiologists (editorial board 1991-1992).
Married Ann Rosamund Skopek, October 10, 1981. Children: Adam Richard, Kathryn Elizabeth.