Background
Zappala, Robert Richard was born on September 27, 1942 in Cleveland. Son of Ross Anthony and Maxine Hazel (DeHaven) Zappala.
Zappala, Robert Richard was born on September 27, 1942 in Cleveland. Son of Ross Anthony and Maxine Hazel (DeHaven) Zappala.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Case Institute Technology, 1964; Master of Science in Astronomy, University of Chicago, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1971.
Research engineer North American Aviation, Los Angeles, 1964-1965. Carnegie fellow Carnegie Institute Washington/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 1971-1974. Lecturer astronomy California State University, Long Beach, 1974-1975.
Professor astronomy Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California, since 1976.
Member American Astronomical Society.
Married Katharine Brooke Hamlin, November 14, 1964.