Steven Francis Clifford

Background

Clifford, Steven Francis was born on January 4, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph Nelson and Margaret Dorothy Clifford.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Northeastern U., Boston, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Dartmouth College, 1969.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council, Boulder, Colorado, 1969-1970; physicist, Wave Propagation Laboratory, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, 1970-1982; program chief, Wave Propagation Laboratory, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, 1982-1987; director environmental technical laboratory, Wave Propagation Laboratory, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, since 1987. Member electromagnetic propagation panel, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1989-1993. Visiting science closed academic city Tomsk, Siberia, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.

Achievements

• Steven Francis Clifford has been listed as a noteworthy Science research director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Optical Society American (editor atmospheric optics 1978-1984, advisor atmospheric optics 1982-1984), Acoustical Society American. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), National Academy Engineering, International Radio Science Union, American Geophysical Union. Inducted National Academy of Engineering.

Interests

• Avocations: running, cross country skiing.

Connections

Children from previous marriage: Cheryl Ann, Michelle Lynn, David Arthur. Married Theresa Kavanagh, August 1996.

Father:

Joseph Nelson Clifford

Mother:

Margaret Dorothy Clifford

Spouse:

Theresa Kavanagh