Robert John Papa

Background

Papa, Robert John was born on May 28, 1934 in New York City. Son of Ralph John and Elsie E. (D'Alesandre) Papa.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955; Master of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Physics, Harvard University, 1972.

Career

Teaching assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1956-1958; research assistant R.L.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1959; research physicist, Geophysics Corporation of America, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1960-1962; research physicist, Air Force Camb, Research laboratories, Bedford, 1962-1976; physicist, Rome Air Development Center, Cambridge, 1976-1992; retired, 1992.

Achievements

• Robert John Papa has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Connections

Father:

Ralph John Papa

Mother:

Elsie E. (D'Alesandre) Papa