Background
Parks, Ronald Dee was born on February 9, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Alfred Wesley and Martha Mae (Frazer) Parks.
Parks, Ronald Dee was born on February 9, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Alfred Wesley and Martha Mae (Frazer) Parks.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1956. Master of Science, Stanford University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1961.
Research associate physics department Stanford University, 1961-1962. Assistant professor University Rochester, New York, 1962-1965, associate professor, 1965-1968, professor physics, 1968-1979. Professor physics and chemistry Polytechnic Institute New York, 1979-1984, head physics department, 1980-1984.
Professor physics New York University, New York City, since 1984.
Fellow American Physical Society.
Married Jean Ming Liu, April 29, 1957 (separated 1981). Children: Bruce, Scott, Jill, Kelly.