Boulder, ColoradoSupervisory Physicist at NOAA Past: Physicist at National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Research Fellow at Harvard... James W. Elkins was raised in McLean, VA, a suburb of Washington, DC. He attended McLean High School, a public high school specializing in education of the... James W. Elkins was raised in McLean, VA, a suburb of Washington, DC. He attended McLean High School, a public high school specializing in education of the sciences. It was there that he developed his interest in science by participating in science fairs and national science competitions, including...