Richard Paul Drake

Background

Drake, Richard Paul was born on October 25, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Hugh Hess and Florence Jean Drake.

Education

Bachelor in Philosophy and Physics magna cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1979.

Career

Physicist, Lawrence Livermore (California) Laboratory, 1979-1989; associate professor department applied science, University of California, Davis, 1990-1991; professor, University of California, Davis, 1991-1993; director, Plasma Physics Research Institute Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1990-1996; visiting professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1996-1998; professor space science, director Space Physics Research Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1998. Ski instructor Squaw Valley (California) United States of America, 1985-1992. Chair Anomalous Absorption Conference, Tahoe City, California, 1987.

Referee National Science Foundation, Nature, Physical Rev.Letters, other journals.

Achievements

• Richard Paul Drake has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society, American Vacuum Society, Optical Science American, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Joyce Elaine Penner, August 30, 1980. Children: Katherine Anne, David Alexander.

Father:

Hugh Hess Drake

Mother:

Florence Jean Drake

Spouse:

Joyce Elaine Penner

child:

David Alexander Drake

child:

Katherine Anne Drake