Richard David Murphy

Background

Murphy, Richard David was born on May 30, 1938 in Omaha. Son of Francis Allan and Anne (Pettinger) Murphy.

Education

Bachelor, U. Colorado, 1961; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1968.

Career

Physicist, National Bureau Studies, Boulder, 1958-1961; research assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1961-1968; physicist, Honeywell Research, Minneapolis, 1962-1968; postdoctoral physicist, International Business Machines Corporation Research laboratories, San Jose, California, 1968-1970; assistant professor, Memorial U., St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 1970-1974; associate professor to professor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, since 1974. Summer researcher Ballistic Research laboratories, Aberdeen, Maryland., 1983, Seiler Laboratory, Air Force Academy, Colorado, 1984, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, 1989-1991, Phillips laboratories, Albuquerque, 1992. Consultant and reviewer federal agencies.

Achievements

• Richard David Murphy has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, vice president Friends of Kansas City Symphony Chorus, 1988-1992.

Connections

Married Donna Marie Caldwell, July 16, 1965. Children: Michael, Susan.

Father:

Francis Allan Murphy

Mother:

Anne (Pettinger) Murphy

Spouse:

Donna Marie Caldwell

child:

Michael Murphy

child:

Susan Murphy