Background
Weisbin, Charles Richard was born on January 4, 1944 in Brooklyn. Son of Alma (Schwartz) Lovitt.
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Charles Richard Weisbin
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Charles Richard Weisbin, American nuclear engineer. Achievements include initiation of robotics and intelligent systems at Oak Ridge; research in sensitivity analysis; research in non-destructive assay of spent nuclear fuel; research in supervised inspection; research in emergency response robotics; research in risk assessment and technical portfolio assessment for long-range, one of a kind missions.
Education
Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Columbia University, 1965. Doctor of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Columbia University, 1969.
Career
Group leader, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1977-1980;
section head, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1980-1989;
director Center for Engineering Systems Advanced Research, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1982-1989;
director robotics and intelligence systems, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1986-1989;
manager telerobotics technical, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1991-1992;
manager robotic systems and advanced computer technical section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1989-1993;
manager rover and telerobotic technical, 1993-1995;
Mars program technologist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1994-1996;
manager robotics and Mars exploration technical, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, since 1995. Member joint technical panel on robotics Department Of Defense Joint Dirs. laboratories, 1986-1989. Associate professor computer science U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1984-1989.
Program chairman 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, 1985. Co-chairman United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Telerobotics Working Group, 1990-1998, roboticsand telepresence Space Technology Interagency Group, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Certified Appreciation 1987), Robotics and Automation Society, American Nuclear Society (program chairman 1977-1979), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Chi.
Connections
Married Alison Norma Weisbin, June 20, 1964. Children: Daniel Mark, Amy Gayle.
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Exceptional Service medal, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1993, 1999, Nova award, 1998, Thomas O. Paine award for advancement of human exploration to Mars, 1998, Outstanding Leadership in surface robotics award, 2000, Decadal Planning Team Achievement award, 2001, Lifetime Achievement award, World Automation Congress, 2004, Best Journal Paper award, Systems Engineering, 2004, National Aeronautics and Space Administration award for software development, 2005, National Aeronautics and Space Administration award for development of Strategic Arms Reduction Talks system, 2007, Xcalibr Systems, 2008, Group Achievement award, Lunar Archietecture Team.Recipient Exceptional Service medal, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1993, 1999, Nova award, 1998, Thomas O. Paine award for advancement of human exploration to Mars, 1998, Outstanding Leadership in surface robotics award, 2000, Decadal Planning Team Achievement award, 2001, Lifetime Achievement award, World Automation Congress, 2004, Best Journal Paper award, Systems Engineering, 2004, National Aeronautics and Space Administration award for software development, 2005, National Aeronautics and Space Administration award for development of Strategic Arms Reduction Talks system, 2007, Xcalibr Systems, 2008, Group Achievement award, Lunar Archietecture Team.