Richard Edward White

Background

White, Richard Edward was born on January 18, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Joseph and Eileen Dorothy (Prendergast) White.

Education

Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, St. Joseph's College, Rennselaer, Indiana, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1971.

Career

Carnegie fellow, Hale Observatory, Pasadena, California, 1970-1972; resident research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Institute Space Studies, New York City, 1972-1974; assistant professor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1974-1975, 76-82; lecturer, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1975-1976; associate professor astronomy, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1982-1992; professor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1992; assistant to president, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1988-1989. Member users committee Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, Arizona, 1977-1979. Review committee physics Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1986.

Visiting astronomer FredL. Whipple Observatory, Amado, Arizona, 1982-1983, Wyoming Infrared Observatory, Laramie,1987-1988. Adjunct Professor U. Wyoming, 1993-1997.

Achievements

• Richard Edward White has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, International Astronomical Union, Society Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Penelope Mary Conrad, September 5, 1970 (divorced 1981). Married Angeline Faye Schrater, July 11, 1988.

Father:

Edward Joseph White

Mother:

Eileen Dorothy (Prendergast) White

Spouse:

Penelope Mary Conrad

Spouse:

Angeline Faye Schrater