Background
Ewing, Richard Edward was born on November 24, 1946 in Kingsville, Texas, United States. Son of Floyd Ford and Olivia Clara Ewing.
Ewing, Richard Edward was born on November 24, 1946 in Kingsville, Texas, United States. Son of Floyd Ford and Olivia Clara Ewing.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1969. Master of Arts, University Texas, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Bergen, Norway, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Shandong University, China, 1987.
Assistant professor Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1974-1977, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1977-1980, associate professor, 1980-1981. Senior research mathematician Mobil Research and Development Corporation, Dallas, 1980-1982, associate mathematician, 1982-1983. Professor mathematics, petroleum and chemical engineering University Wyoming, Laramie, 1983-1992, J.E. Warren district professor energy and environmental, 1984-1992, director Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute, 1984-1992, director Institute for Science Computation, 1986-1992, director Center for Mathematics Modeling, 1986-1992, Wold Centennial chair in energy, 1991-1992.
Dean College of Science Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1992-2000, professor mathematics and engineering, 1992—2007, director Institute for Science Computation, 1992—2007, distinguished research chair TEES, 1992, director Academy Advanced Telecommunications and Learning Technologies, 1996-2000, District professor mathematics and engineering, 1998—2007, vice president for research, 2000—2007. Chair in computational science Mobil Technology Company, 1999—2007, Harrison Endowed chair in Science, 1999—2007. Adjunct professor Rice University, Houston, 1980—1984, University Texas, from 1998.
Steering committee Center for Fluid Dynamics and Geophysical Society, Columbia, South Carolina, 1987—1989. Honorary professor Shandong University, China, 1987. Advisory board Center for Science Computing, Jyväskylä, Finland, 1990—2007, Improved Oil Recovery Center, Bergen, Norway, 1990—2007, Interdisciplinary Center Computational Science, Heidelberg, Germany, 1992—2007, Institute Bioscience Technology, Houston, 1992—2007.
Academy advisory board Dow Chemical, 1994—2007. Executive committee Patrnership Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1991—1998. President Environmental Modeling and Analysis Corporation, 1991—2000.
Science advisory board Institute for Mathematics Sciences, Alta, Canada, 1996—1998. Board directors National Space biomedical Research Institute, Houston Technology Center, Associated Western University, Southeastern University Research Associates, Oak Ridge Associates University, Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute, Texas Society biomedical Research, Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine, Houston Advisory Research Center, Houston Advanced Research Center, Texas Product Development and Small Business Inc., Bi-National Sustainability Laboratory-United States-Mexico. Advisory council National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2001—2003, Texas Council on Environmental Technology, 2001—2007.
Honorary guest researcher Wuhan University, China, 1997—2007. Adjunct professor University Texas, Houston, 1998—2007. Science board Industrial Mathematics Institute, University South Carolina, 1999—2007.
Council member Harte Research Institute, 2001—2004. President Texas GigaPOP, 2002—2004. Foreign member Academy Europaea, 2005—2007.
Consultant in field.
Cubmaster Boy Scouts American, Dallas, 1981, Webelos leader, 1982, assistant scoutleader, Laramie, 1984, assistant scoutmaster, College Station, 1995. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (trustee 1986-1993), Society Petroleum Engineers, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, International Association Computational Mechanical (trustee 1991-2007, Institute for Advancement of Science Computing (trustee 1987-1993), Geophysical Society Institute (board directors 1988-1992), New York Academy of Sciences, International Computer Committee (science council 1989-2007).
Married Rita Louise Williams, August 8, 1970. Children: John Edward, Lawrence Alan, Bradley William.