Wade Joseph Richards

Background

Richards, Wade Joseph was born on May 30, 1941 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Raymond Joseph and Mary Richards.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, California State University, Hayward, 1968; Master of Science in Physics, California State University, San Francisco, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Idaho, 1986.

Career

Reactor operator, Lawrence (California) Livermore Laboratory, 1963-1967; physicist, Lawrence (California) Livermore Laboratory, 1971-1976; physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho., 1976-1985; physicist, McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, since 1985.

Achievements

• Wade Joseph Richards has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam. Member American Nuclear Society (chairman research reactor standards committee since 1976, Executive Committee reactor operations since 1990), American Society for Nondestructive Testing (chairman personnel qualifications since 1986), Sacramento Astronomy Society.

Interests

• Avocations: astronomy, photography.

Connections

Married Janet Marie Sandell, June 10, 1973. Children: Jeff, Tim, Ray.

Father:

Raymond Joseph Richards

Mother:

Mary Richards

Spouse:

Janet Marie Sandell

child:

Tim Richards

child:

Ray Richards

child:

Jeff Richards