Background
French, Richard Harry was born on January 5, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Clyde Leslie and Florence (McComb) French.
consultant hydrologic and hydraulic engineer
French, Richard Harry was born on January 5, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Clyde Leslie and Florence (McComb) French.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Ohio State University, 1971. Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1975.
Assistant professor Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1975-1979. Associate professor Water Resources Center, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1979-1984, research professor and associate executive director, 1984-1986, special assistant to president for engineering, 1986-1987. Visiting professor National Defense Academy Yokosuka, Japan, 1983.
Research professor Desert Research Institute, 1987-2005. Research professor emeritus, since 2005. Professor, civil and environmental engineering, University of Texas, San Antonio, since 2005.
Board directors AquaVision, 1988-1990. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (president Nevada section 1989-1990, board directors, chairman task committee on flood hazard analysis on alluvial fans, editor symposium on hydraulics/hydrology of arid lands), International Association Hydraulic Research, American Water Resources Association.
Married Darlene Gates, May, 1975. 1 child, Mercedes.