Background
Williams, Richard Sugden was born on December 6, 1938 in New York City. Son of Richard Sugden and Helen Faith (Fellows) Williams.
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Richard Sugden Williams
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Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of Michigan, 1961; Master of Science in Geology, University of Michigan, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Penn State University, 1965.
Career
Research assistant geophysics, University of Michigan Institute Science and Technology, Ann Arbor, 1960-1962;
staff photogeologist, Atlantic-Richfield Company, Dallas, 1962;
research geologist, Health Research Board-Singer, Inc., State College, Pennsylvania, 1965;
research general physical science, United States Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1968-1969;
chief geotechnics branch, United States Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Bedford, 1969-1971;
research geologist, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1971-1992;
research geologist, United States Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, since 1992. Adjunct Professor school foreign service world affairs program Georgetown University, Washington, since 1992. Member committee for research and exploration National Geography Society, Washington, since 1990.
Expert consultant World Glacier Monitoring Svc., Zurich, Switzerland, since 1982. Leader solid earth processes task group United States Global Change Research Program Working Group, Committee Earth Sciences, FCCSET/OSTP, Washington, 1987-1991. Member joint satellite mapping & remote sensing committee American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing/ACSM, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1987.
Member National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Sea Level Advisory Panel, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Chief judge earth and space science Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair, 1987-1991. Science lecturer Primary, Middle and High school and civic groups, since 1971. Science journalist Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, Sweden, 1983-1991.
1stlt. United States Air Force, 1965-1968. Fellow Geological Society American, Icelandic Science Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (section E geology and geography 1989-1993, chair section E since 1993), American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (director remote sensing applications division 1978-1979), International Glaciological Society.
Connections
Married Mary Ellen Davis, August 27, 1960. Children: Jonathan Fellows, Christopher Davis.
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Political Party
Democrat