VIP Biography for
Richard E. Hartle, Ph.D.

	Richard E. Hartle, Ph.D.
Industry	Aerospace/government
Title	Senior Research Scientist
Expertise	Space science research
Type of Organization	Space research center
Major Product	Scientific publications of research that furthers understanding of the atmospheres, ionospheres and corresponding plasma environments of the terrestrial planets, the giant planets and their moons; Research performed by using data obtained from measurements made by instruments onboard spacecraft
Area of Distribution	National and international space science community
University/Degree	B.S., University of Michigan, 1959; Ph.D., Physics, Pennsylvania State University, 1964
Born	May 17, 1936, Royal Oak, Michigan
Published Works	90 referred papers
Affiliations	American Geophysical Union; American Physical Society
Career Accomplishments	Carried out research on the solar wind, planetary atmospheres and ionospheres, plasma physics, and gas dynamics using measurements made from instruments on satellites such as the Atmosphere Explorers, Mariner 10, Voyager, Pioneer Venus, and Galileo; Established the two fluid solar wind model; Recent work concentrates on evolution of planetary atmospheres, especially the evolution of water (oceans) on Venus and Mars
Work History	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-Ames Research Center, 1964-67; NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, 1967-present; Head, Planetary Atmospheres Branch, 1975-85, 1991-95; Project Scientist, Earth Observing System, 1983-87; Assistant Chief, Laboratory for Atmospheres, 1985-91; Associate Director, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, 1996-present
Children	Thomas Eugene Hartle, Aug. 6, 1965; Christopher Bales Hartle, Jan. 21, 1968
Spouse	Nancy Barbara Bales Hartle
Married	February 1, 1959
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