Background
Davis, Russ Erik was born on March 8, 1941 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Henry Fairfax Davis and Enid L. Davis Wood.
Davis, Russ Erik was born on March 8, 1941 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Henry Fairfax Davis and Enid L. Davis Wood.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University California-Berkeley, 1963; Master of Science, Stanford University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1967.
Assistant research geophysicist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, 1967-1969; chairman ocean research division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, 1979-1983; professor oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, since 1969.
Fellow American Geophysical Union, American Meteorology Society. Member National Academy Science.
Married Sandra Powell, June 21, 1963 (divorced 1972). 1 child, Erik Russ; married Linda D. Welzig, November 6, 1995.