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CV for Richard E Furnas
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- Dr. Thomas C. Furnas, greatest Dad in the World; inventor of numerous designs in the fields of X-Ray Diffraction, X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy, and High Voltage connectors. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Dr. Thomas C. Furnas, greatest Dad in the World; inventor of numerous designs in the fields of X-Ray Diffraction, X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy, and High Voltage connectors.
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- Judith Louise Furnas, world's greatest Mom to all six kids. Helpmeet to Dad. Personification of MomNet: "keeping the Furnas sibs informed about each other".
- Siblings:
- George: Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan
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- Bill: Engineer, Emhardt Glass, Elmira, NY
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- Bill: Engineer, Corning Glass, Corning, NY
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- Malou: Chemist with Baxter International, now on disability with multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome.
- Tom: CTO with National Public Broadcasting, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Ebie: Consultant to Greater Cleveland Growth Association. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Wife: Louise, (m. 17 Apr 1982)
- Music Teacher, Fall Creek Elementary -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Ebie: Consultant to Greater Cleveland Growth Association.
- Former Wife: Louise, (m. 17 Apr 1982) (div. Sep 2008)
- Music Teacher, Fall Creek Elementary
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- Son: Andy, (b. 10 Mar 1988)
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- Currently Rotary Exchange Student in Germany.
- Accepted, Brown University 2006. Deferred until Fall 2007.
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- 2006-2007 Rotary Exchange Student in Wangen Germany.
- Accepted, Brown University 2006. Deferred until Fall 2007.
- 2009 Declared Mathematics Major, Brown University
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- Son: Ben, (b. 30 Oct 1984)
- Cornell Class of 2006, Double Major in Economics and Government.
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- Taxidermist
- Wild Foods
- Technology Guy: Network; Computers (Mac, PC, Linux); Phone System; Web Services
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- Treasurer, Board of Directors
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- Alternatives Venture Fund: Board of Directors 2000-present. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- 2000 - 2009 Board of Directors
- Alternatives Venture Fund: Board of Directors 2000-present.
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- Alternatives Federal Credit Union: Supervisory Committee 1983-1985
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- Alternatives Federal Credit Union: Board of Directors 1987-1989, President, 1988.
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- Alternatives Federal Credit Union: Board of Directors 1987-1989, President, 1988.
- First Street Playhouse Actor and Board Member early 1980's
- Ithaca Cooperative Nursery School Active parent and Board Member late 1980's
- Fall Creek Elementary School PTA late 1980's early 1990's Active member. Produced Newsletter using Quark Express with input from writers using assorted word processing programs and portable computers.
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- Microcomputer Power: Provides specialty software for data analysis in Ecology, since 1987. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Ithaca Laminating: Provided thermal plastic laminating services on paper. Batch service, since superceded by offerings from Kinko's and others. No longer in business. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Time and Temperature: (607) 277-2772 since 1980 -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Microcomputer Power: Provides specialty software for data analysis in Ecology, since 1987.
- Ithaca Laminating: Provided thermal plastic laminating services on paper. Batch service, since superceded by offerings from Kinko's and others. No longer in business.
- Time and Temperature: (607) 277-2772 1980 until discontinued in 2008
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- Teaching Associate: or assorted other monikers Cornell University 1981-present -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Teaching Associate: or assorted other monikers Cornell University 1981-present
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- Graduate Teaching Assistant: Cornell University. 1977-1980.
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- Mathematics and some Ecology courses. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Mathematics and some Ecology courses.
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- Scientific Drawing: Summer of '75. Denver, Colorado.
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- Pen and Ink drawing of charts and graphs for publication. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Pen and Ink drawing of charts and graphs for publication.
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- National Park Service: Summer 1973. Field Assistant. Seward Peninsula and South slope of the Brooks Range.
- Chukchi-Imuruk Biological Survey
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- Bureau of Industrial Wastes, City of Cleveland: Summer '69.
- Performed various tests of water chemistry using Standard Methods.
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- Tests included COD, BOD, Coliform Count, Lipids, Dissolved Solids, Ash, Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrates, Nitrites. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Tests included COD, BOD, Coliform Count, Lipids, Dissolved Solids, Ash, Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrates, Nitrites.
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Honors and Awards |
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- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship: 3 years, 2 at University of Alaska 1973-75, 1 at Cornell 1976-77 -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- National Merit Scholar -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Early Acceptance, Cornell University: Admitted to Cornell University from Junior Year in High School -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship: 3 years, 2 at University of Alaska 1973-75, 1 at Cornell 1976-77
- National Merit Scholar
- Early Acceptance, Cornell University: Admitted to Cornell University from Junior Year in High School
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Continuing Education |
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- Independent Studies: Computer, Networks, Security, CGI, programming and scripting tweaks. FIXME -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Blackboard training: FIXME -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- MacHack: 1996-2004 -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Independent Studies: Computer, Networks, Security, CGI, programming and scripting tweaks.
- Blackboard training:
- MacHack: 1996-2004
- Actor's Workshop of Ithaca Meisner Training Full six Semester Course plus a production Class
- First Semester: Repetition Exercise
- Second Semester: Emotional Preparation
- Third Semester: Character Work
- Fourth Semester: External Circumstances, Relationships, Intentions
- Fifth Semester: Script Analysis and Monologues
- Sixth Semester: Monologues
- Production Class: Is He Dead -- a new comedy by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives. Played roles of Basil Thorpe, Charlie, Emperor of Russia
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Ph.D. Work |
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- Thesis Topic: A Resource Theory of 3/2 Thinning -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Cornell University, January '81 -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Thesis Topic: A Resource Theory of 3/2 Thinning
- Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Cornell University, January '81
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- Ecology
- Paleoecology
- Phytosociology
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- Spectral and Harmonic Analysis -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Russian: 1 year undergraduate study. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Latin: Grades 7-11 -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- French: Grades 4-5 -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Spectral and Harmonic Analysis
- Russian: 1 year undergraduate study.
- Latin: Grades 7-11
- French: Grades 4-5
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Master's Degree Work
- MS Mathematics: University of Alaska '75
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- Coursework Master's Degree. Emphasis on Abstract Algebra and Mathematical applications in my Biology Thesis. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Coursework Master's Degree. Emphasis on Abstract Algebra and Mathematical applications in my Biology Thesis.
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- MS Biology: University of Alaska '75
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- Thesis Title: A comparison of vegetation sampling techniques and Classification of Satellite data -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Thesis Title: A comparison of vegetation sampling techniques and Classification of Satellite data
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Undergraduate Education
- Advisor: Peter L. Marks.
- Set up his lab to perform Chemical Oxygen Demand Analysis on water samples from Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest.
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- Performed such analyses for several years. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Toward a General Theory of Species Diversity -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- BA Cum Laude in Biology with distinction in all subjects Cornell University '73
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- Performed such analyses for several years.
- Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Toward a General Theory of Species Diversity
- BA Cum Laude in Biology with distinction in all subjects Cornell University 1973
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Early Years |
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- Assistant to Taxidermist, Cleveland Museum of Natural History: as teenager, helped prepare mounts as well as developed improved methods for skull preparation and dry preservation of soft-bodied insect larvae.. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Animal Caretaker, Cleveland Museum of Natural History: as teenager. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Northwestern School of Taxidermy: Taxidermy correspondence course. -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Future Scientists Program Cleveland Museum of Natural History -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
- Plant Project Grade 4 -- DickFurnas - 01 Apr 2007
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- Assistant to Taxidermist, Cleveland Museum of Natural History: as teenager, helped prepare mounts as well as developed improved methods for skull preparation and dry preservation of soft-bodied insect larvae.
- Animal Caretaker, Cleveland Museum of Natural History: as teenager.
- Northwestern School of Taxidermy: Taxidermy correspondence course.
- Future Scientists Program Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- Plant Project Grade 4
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