Background
Parise, Ronald A. was born on May 24, 1951 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Son of Henry and Mistress Henry Parise.
Parise, Ronald A. was born on May 24, 1951 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Son of Henry and Mistress Henry Parise.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Youngstown State University, 1973. Master of Science in Astronomy, University Florida, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, University Florida, 1979.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Youngstown University, 1996.
With Operations Research Inc., 1979—1980. Data management scientist, International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) operations center Computer Sciences Corporation, 1980, section manager IUE hardcopy facility, 1981, developer Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT), Spacelab experiment, 1981. Payload specialist National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1984.
Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration STS-35/Astro-1 Columbia, 1990, National Aeronautics and Space Administration STS-67/Astro-2 Endeavor, 1995. Supporter Goddard Space Flight Center Networks and Mission Services Project.
Member of International Astronomical Union, Association Space Explorers, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, American Astronomical Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Married Cecelia M. Sokol. 2 children.