Richard Leon Lander

Background

Lander, Richard Leon was born on April 23, 1928 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Erik and Denese D. (Morton) Lander.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1957; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1951.

Career

Staff physicist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1957-1960; research specialist, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1960-1961; research physicist, lecturer, University of California, San Diego, 1961-1966; visiting scientist, European Organisation Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1966-1967; professor physics, University of California, Davis, since 1967.

Achievements

• Richard Leon Lander has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Doris Ann Jahnke, August 6, 1955 (divorced 1975). Children— Erik William, Keith Richard, Laurie Ellen. Married Linda J. Lowenstine, August 2, 1986.

Father:

Erik Lander

Mother:

Denese D. (Morton) Lander

Spouse:

Linda J. Lowenstine

Spouse:

Doris Ann Jahnke