Background
Kirkpatrick, Ronald Crecelius was born on October 4, 1937 in San Angelo, Texas, United States. Son of Frank Brown and Vida D. Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick, Ronald Crecelius was born on October 4, 1937 in San Angelo, Texas, United States. Son of Frank Brown and Vida D. Kirkpatrick.
Bachelor of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1959. Master of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1969.
Instrumentation engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, 1959—1961. Laboratory assistant Physics Department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical, College Station, 1961—1962. Assistant professor Physics Dept, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1971—1972.
Research engineer, department mechanical science Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, 1962—1964. National Aeronautics and Space Administration trainee Astronomy Dept, University Texas, Austin, 1964—1967. Research scientist assistant III Applied Research Lab, University Texas, 1967—1968, Astronomy Dept, University Texas, Austin, 1968—1969.
Postdoctoral resident research associate, theoretical astrophysics branch National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center,, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1969—1971. Staff member Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1973—2004, guest scientist, since 2004. Senior scientist Otowi Technology Services, LLC, since 2007.
Research scientist Research Applications Corporation, since 2008. Chairman, panel science & engineers Symposia Current Trends International Fusion Research, Washington, since 2007.
Member of International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society.
Married Phyllis Abbie Furbeck. Children: Abbie E., Andrew W., Ann M. Crider.