Rixio Ernesto Parra

Background

Parra, Rixio Ernesto was born on January 5, 1947 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Son of Rafael Antonio and Edicta (Boscán) Parra.

Education

Bachelor, U. Pacific, 1968; Master of Science, Georgia Institute Technology, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute Technology, 1979.

Career

Professor, U. del Zulia, Maracaibo, 1970-1971; fellow, Institute Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, 1972-1979; associate researcher, Institute Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, 1980-1989; researcher, Institute Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, since 1990. Graduate participant Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1977-1979. Head condensed matter physics laboratory Institute Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, since 1988, physics graduate school, 1984-1985, physics center, 1987-1993, professor physics graduate school, since 1980.

Invited lecturer International Center Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1991, Workshop on Magnetism National Science Foundation, Guanajuato, Mexico, 1993, III L.Am. Workshop on Magnetism, Mérida, 1995, organizer, 1995.

Achievements

• Rixio Ernesto Parra has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Head Nuclear Safety Commission, Caracas, since 1988. Regional committee head Venezuelan Census, Caracas, 1981. Member committee Venezuelan Science Library., Caracas,1983-1985.

Member American Physical Society, New York Academy Sciences, Venezuelan Physics Society, Venezuelan Military Circle, Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key.

Interests

• Avocations: baseball, reading, biking, mountain hiking.

Connections

Married Leyda Beatriz Flores, August 14, 1984. Children: Roger, Hemilsy, Ruben, Raul.

Father:

Rafael Antonio Parra

Mother:

Edicta (Boscán) Parra

Spouse:

Leyda Beatriz Flores

child:

Raul Parra

child:

Hemilsy Parra

child:

Roger Parra

child:

Ruben Parra