1936
Dr. Frederick is born in Toledo, Ohio to Rolland Leslie Frederick and Ruth Matilda Frederick.
1958
Dr. Frederick receives a Bachelor of Science in engineering physics from the University of Toledo.
1958
Dr. Frederick becomes a physicist at the Air Force Materials Laboratory of the U.S. Air Force.
1968
Dr. Frederick receives a Master of Science in physics from the University of Dayton.
1973
Dr. Frederick receives a Doctor of Philosophy in materials science from the University of Cincinnati.
1980
Dr. Frederick receives a Master of Science in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1983
Dr. Frederick becomes a staff specialist for early warning, air defense, and attack assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
1984
Dr. Frederick becomes director of sensor technology for the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization.
1992
Dr. Frederick becomes assistant deputy for technology for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
1997
Dr. Frederick serves as the editor of “Strategic Defense Initiative Launch Phenomenology.”
1999
Dr. Frederick is appointed chief scientist of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
2000
Dr. Frederick becomes deputy for special projects for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
2001
Dr. Frederick becomes corporate vice president of Photon Research Associates, Inc. of the Raytheon Company.
2004
Dr. Frederick is appointed executive director of Photon Research Associates, Inc.
2017
Dr. Frederick is honored with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.