Background
Bishop, William Peter was born on January 18, 1940 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States. Son of William Hall and Ethel Laverle (Evans) Bishop.
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Bishop, William Peter was born on January 18, 1940 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States. Son of William Hall and Ethel Laverle (Evans) Bishop.
Bachelor in Chemistry with honors (National Merit scholar), College Wooster, Ohio, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy (National Defense Education Act fellow), Ohio State University, 1967.
Resident research associate, Ohio State University, 1967-1969; member of staff, Sandia laboratories, Albuquerque, 1969-1975; head nuclear waste program, National Research Council, Washington, 1975-1978; deputy director environmental observation division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978-1981; deputy director life science division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981-1983; deputy assistant administrator satellites, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, 1983-1985; acting assistant administrator satellites and information services, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, 1985-1987; vice president, Science Applications International Corporation, Washington, 1987-1989; vice president for research, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1989-1994; assigned to unites states department of Energy, since 1995. Member National Academy Committee Earth Studies, 1989-1991, Task Group on Prioritiesin Space Research, 1990-1994. Chair Advisory Commision on Geophysical Society National Science Foundation, 1994-1997.
Trustee Keystone (Colorado) Center, 1986-1995, Nevada Development Authority, 1989-1995, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 1991-1997. Board directors Opportunities Industrialization Centers, Albuquerque, 1974-1975, Cave Research Foundation, 1967-1974. Director Western Slope Environmental Resources Council, 2000-2004, Mount Harvest Festival, since 2008, treasurer, 2008-2009.
Fellow National Speleological Society (conservation editor bulletin 1974-1978), American Astronomical Society (vice president technical 1987-1988). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Rotary Club (president 2009-2010), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Sarah Gilbert, September 1, 1963.