Background
Green, Richard Frederick was born on February 13, 1949 in Omaha.
Green, Richard Frederick was born on February 13, 1949 in Omaha.
Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1977.
Physics lab instructor, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1970-1971;
National Science Foundation trainee, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1971-1972;
graduate teaching assistant in astronomy, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1972-1974;
graduate research assistant in astronomy, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1974-1977;
research fellow in astronomy, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1977-1979;
assistant astronomer, Steward Observatory, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1979-1983;
assistant astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1983-1985;
associate astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1986-1990;
astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, since 1990;
director, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, since 1997;
acting director, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, 1992-1993;
acting deputy director, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, 1993-1994;
deputy director, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, since 1994. Research assistant Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1970-1971. Adjunct assistant professor Steward Observatory, U. Arizona, 1983-1985, adjunct associate astronomer and professor, 1986-1990, adjunct astronomer, since 1990.
Member users' committee Internat.Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1979-1981, chair proposal review panel, 1986-1988, 93, final science program committee, 1993, member science team Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Satellite, since 1981, Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, since 1982, guest observer working group Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite, 1988-1992, chair proposal review panel ROSATGuest Observer Program, 1989, 92, Röntgensatellit Users' Coms., 1990-1993, chairHST Cycle 2 Porposal Review Panel, member time allocation committee, 1991, STSDAS users' committee, 1991-1992, Hubble Space Telescope Program Review, 1997;member panel ultraviolet and optical astronomy from space, astronomy survey committee National Academy Sciences, 1989-1990. Member panel HST and Beyond AURA,1994-1995. Member proposal review panels National Science Foundation, 1996-1997.
Instrument scientist Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project, 1991-1992. Member United States Gemini science advising committee, Gemini (International) science committee United States Gemini Project Office, 1991-1993, acting United States Gemini Project scientist, 1992-1993, member instrument forum, optical instrumentation science working group, chair multi-object spectrograph critical design review, 1997.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (astronomy division nominating committee 1992, council astronomy representative committee council affairs 1995-1997), American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Joan Auerbach. Children: Alexander Simon, Nathaniel Martin.