Background
Roppel, Richard Meredith was born on January 15, 1927 in Williasmport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Albert Carl and Susan Isabelle (Meredith) Roppel.
Roppel, Richard Meredith was born on January 15, 1927 in Williasmport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Albert Carl and Susan Isabelle (Meredith) Roppel.
Bachelor in Physics, Lehigh University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics, Yale University, 1959.
Electronics scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Anacostia, District of Columbia, 1951-1952;
chief electronics research, Olin Industries, New Haven, Connecticut, 1952-1954;
editor field engineering, Norden-Ketay Corporation, New Haven, Connecticut, 1955-1956;
radiation safety officer, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1956-1959;
postdoctoral fellow, American Cancer Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1959-1960;
research biophysicist, Battelle Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1960-1966;
senior research physicist, USDA, Savannah, Georgia, 1966-1971;
associate professor biomechanics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1971-1982;
director research, Rhplus Company, Inc., Cedar Key, Florida, since 1982. Adjunct Professor, guest lecturer Ohio State University, 1963-1965. Monitoring scientistisnt.
Biological Research, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1967-1971. Research associate U. Georgia, 1969-1971. Chairman National Osteopathic Research.Conf., 1976.
Guest investigator Cranial Academy, Des Moines, 1977, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Pensacola, Florida, 1979. Guest lecturer Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Orlando, 1978;visiting scientist Czechoslovakian Institute Physiology and Slovakian Institute Norman and Abnormal Physiology, Prague, Brno and Batislava, 1978, Portuguese Cancer Institute, Lisbon, 1979.
Principal investigator numerous research grants. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Lola Burkowsky, October 1, 1950. Children: Meredith, Laurie, Thaddeus.