Background
White, Richard Lee was born in 1953 in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Elmer and Oneda White.
White, Richard Lee was born in 1953 in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Elmer and Oneda White.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1978.
Postdoctoral research associate Columbia University, New York City, 1978—1981, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, 1981—1982. Adjunct assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1981—1982. Astronomer Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, since 1982.
Member of International Astronomical Union.
Married Barbara Jean Engelke, 1985. Children: Travis, Mia.