Dr. Ray Ladbury – NESC Academy Biography

Ray Ladbury was born and raised in Colorado.  He graduated with a B.S. in physics from Colorado State University and with a PhD in experimental particle physics from the University of Colorado.

After graduating with his doctorate, he served in the Savannah region of Togo, West Africa as a Science Teacher Trainer.  After returning to the United States, he taught physics, math and science pedagogy in Kentucky’s Appalachian region at Pikeville College and worked as an editor at Physics Today Magazine.

Ray started work in radiation hardness assurance at Hughes Space and Communications in El Segundo, CA and moved to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, were he has served since 2000.  He lives in Mt. Airy, MD with his wife, Michelle.