Background
Hoffmann, Richard John was born on November 8, 1946 in Ames, Iowa, United States. Son of Edward John and Dorothy Lois Hoffmann.
Hoffmann, Richard John was born on November 8, 1946 in Ames, Iowa, United States. Son of Edward John and Dorothy Lois Hoffmann.
Bachelor of Science, College of William & Mary, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1974.
Postdoctoral scholar, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institution, 1974-1975; assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1975-1979; associate professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1980-1987; professor, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1987; associate dean liberal arts and science, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1993. Principal investigator Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, 1978-1981, Mount DesertIsland Biological laboratories, Salsbury Cove, Maine, 1983-1989, trustee, 1989-1990.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Society for the Study of Evolution.
Married Vicki Wetherington, June 14, 1969. Children: Erin, Christopher.