William Joseph Burke

Background

Burke, William Joseph was born on June 9, 1935 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William J. Senior and Grace (McMullen) Burke.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Boston College, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Rice U., Houston, 1971-1973; postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1973-1975; research physicist, Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts, 1975-1978; research physicist, Boston College, Weston, 1978-1980; research physicist, Phillips Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, since 1980.

Achievements

• William Joseph Burke has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union (associate editor Journal Geophysical Research 1989-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, racquetball.

Connections

Married Hsiao-Hua Kuo, May 10, 1973. Children: Elaine M., Madeline G., William J. III.

Father:

William J. Senior Burke

Mother:

Grace (McMullen) Burke

Spouse:

Hsiao-Hua Kuo

child:

Elaine M. Burke

child:

William J. III Burke

child:

Madeline G. Burke