Background
Gooden, Robert was born on January 4, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Arthur and Geneva Gooden.
Gooden, Robert was born on January 4, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Arthur and Geneva Gooden.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Southern U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Stanford University, 1979.
Member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1978-1989; research leader, Dow Chemical Company, Plaquemine, Louisiana, 1989-1991; associate professor department chemical, U. Baton Rouge, since 1992. Visiting professor department chemistry Southern U., Baton Rouge, 1987-1988.
With United States Marine Corps, 1969-1972. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Organisation Professional Advancement Black Chemists, Society Plastics Engineers, American Chemical Society.
Children: Nakida, Michele. Married Althea G. Gooden.
