Richard Charles Altrock

Background

Altrock, Richard Charles was born on December 20, 1940 in Omaha. Son of Raymond John and Ada Ann (Baumann) Altrock.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, U. Nebraska, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Astro-Geophysics, U. Colorado, 1968.

Career

Research assistant, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1959-1961; teaching assistant, U. Nebraska, 1962; mathematician, United States Army Engineers, Omaha, 1962; graduate assistant, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, Colorado, 1963-1967; astrophysicist, Air Force Materiel Command Phillips Laboratory, National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico, since 1967; work unit manager, Air Force Materiel Command Phillips Laboratory, National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico, since 1976; project manager, Coronal Synoptic Program, since 1976; project scientist, Solar Mass Ejection Imager Space Experiment, United States Air Force, 1986-1991; co-investigator, Solar Mass Ejection Imager Space Experiment, United States Air Force, since 1991. Guest investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration Solar Maximum Mission, 1984-1986. Visiting researchfellow U. Sydney, Australia, 1971-1972.

Achievements

• Richard Charles Altrock has been listed as a noteworthy Astrophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board Governors New Mexico Civil Liberties Union, 1974-1976. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Civil Liberties Union, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Phi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta.

Connections

Married Janice Carol Reed, March 23, 1963 (divorced 1977). Children: Craig Edward and Christopher Raymond (twins). Married Sally K. Neidig, March 10, 1979.

Children: Kristin Ann, Krystal Sara.

Father:

Raymond John Altrock

Mother:

Ada Ann (Baumann) Altrock

Spouse:

Janice Carol Reed

Spouse:

Sally K. Neidig

child:

Kristin Ann Altrock

child:

Krystal Sara Altrock

child:

Craig Edward and Christopher Raymond Altrock (twins)