Richard James Riley

Background

Riley, Richard James was born on July 7, 1950 in New York City. Son of John Joseph and Marie Lennon (Murphy) Riley.

Education

Master of Science, New York University, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1986.

Career

Medical physicist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1974-1977; assistant professor medical physics, Columbia University, New York City, 1983-1987; associate professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1987-1992; assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Manhasset, New York, since 1992.

Achievements

• Achievements include evaluation of internal dose from accident at Three Mile Island. Assessment of the density effect for charged particleradiation. Computational methods in electron density.

Membership

Member American Association Physicist in Medicine, American College Medical Physics (public committee since 1991), American Society Thera Rad Onco, New York Academy Science, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Luisa Marie Beardsley, August 21, 1973. Children: Amanda Elizabeth, James Michael.

Father:

John Joseph Riley

Mother:

Marie Lennon (Murphy) Riley

Spouse:

Luisa Marie Beardsley

child:

Amanda Elizabeth Riley

child:

James Michael Riley