W. Richards Adrion

W. Richards "Rick" Adrion is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He continues to be an active researcher in software engineering and computer science education, leading several large NSF projects during his career. He served as an NSF program director from 1976-1978 and 1980-1986, a division director from 2000-2002, and a CISE senior scientist in 1986 and 2002-2003. He held full-time positions at the University of Texas at Austin, Oregon State, and...See more

W. Richards "Rick" Adrion is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He continues to be an active researcher in software engineering and computer science education, leading several large NSF projects during his career. He served as an NSF program director from 1976-1978 and 1980-1986, a division director from 2000-2002, and a CISE senior scientist in 1986 and 2002-2003. He held full-time positions at the University of Texas at Austin, Oregon State, and the National Bureau of Standards, as well as consulting, part-time, and visiting positions at a number of not-for-profit organizations, corporate labs, and universities here and abroad. He is a fellow of the ACM and AAAS. See less