Background
Flagan, Richard Charles was born on June 12, 1947 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert George and Frances Cory (Arnold) Flagan.
Flagan, Richard Charles was born on June 12, 1947 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert George and Frances Cory (Arnold) Flagan.
Biosystems Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, University Michigan, 1969. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973.
TechD (honorary), Lund Tech University, Sweden, 2004.
Research associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1973-1975. Assistant professor environmental engineering science California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1975—1981, associate professor, 1981—1984, associate professor, environmental engineering and mechanical engineering, 1984—1985, professor, 1986—1990, professor chemical engineering, 1990—2000, Irma and Ross McCollum professor chemical engineering, since 2000, professor environmental science and engineering, 2003—2004, William H. Corcoran professor chemical engineering, since 2004, acting executive officer, chemical engineering, 1996, executive officer, chemical engineering, 1997, since 2004. Visiting professor Helsinki University of Technology, 1987.
Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Thomas Baron award in fluid particle system 1997), American Association Aerosol Research (president 1996-1997, David Sinclair award 1993, Nicholas Fuchs award 2006), American Chemical Society (Division Environmental Chemistry Outstanding Paper award 1987, American College of Surgeons award for creative advances in environmental chemistry 2007), Gesellschaft fur Aerosolforschung (Marion Smoluchowski award for Aerosol Research, 1990), National Academy Engineering, 2010.
Married Aulikki Pekkala, August 4, 1979. Children: Mikko, Suvi, Taru.