Diane M. Robertson

Background

Robertson, Diane M. was born on January 9, 1940 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Abraham and Bertha (Desser) Margel.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry, U. Miami, 1963; Master of Science in Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 1973.

Career

Engineer, Bell Telephone laboratories, Summit, New Jersey, 1965-1966; research associate, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1973-1975; senior scientist, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1975-1978; program manager, International Paper Company, Tuxedo Park, New York, 1978-1983; secretary leader Nonwovens division, Dexter Corporation, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, 1984-1993; corporation director, Engineered Coating Technologies, Lts., Agawam, Massachusetts, since 1994.

Achievements

• Achievements include patents for environmentally clean products for food packaging and processes for making same.

Membership

Board of directors Monroe (New York) Humane Society, 1983-1984. Active Aid to Helpless Animals, Bloomfield, Connecticut, 1985-1993, Loaves and Fishes (soup kitchen)Enfield, Connecticut, 1990-1993. Member American Chemical Society, Society Advancement of Materials and Processing Engineering, Technology Association of Pulp and Paper Industry.

Connections

Married David Robertson, August 31, 1971.

Father:

Abraham Margel

Mother:

Bertha (Desser) Margel

Spouse:

David Robertson