Sam Pierce

Background

Pierce, Sam was born in 1943 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of William J. and Josephine R. Pierce.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965. Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970.

Career

Teacher various universities, Los Angeles, 1965—1970. Senior consultant to corporations Santa Monica, 1965—1970. Assistant professor California State University, Fullerton, 1970—1975.

Senior staff member Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1975—1978. Senior staff cognizant engineer Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 1978—1981. Senior scientist laboratory staff Hughes Aircraft, El Segundo, since 1981.

Achievements

• Sam Pierce has been listed as a notable aerospace scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mensa, First Mars Landing Society, Numerical Analysis Interest Group (Los Angeles) (chairman), Association Computing Machinery, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Institute Physics, American Astronomical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Chi.

Connections

Children: Robert M., Steven M.

Father:

William J.

Mother:

Josephine R. Pierce

child:

Steven M. Pierce

child:

Robert M. Pierce