Background
Griffin, Robert A. was born on June 7, 1944 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Lawrence Bethel Blankenship and Lorraine Ojala.
researcher soil science educator
Griffin, Robert A. was born on June 7, 1944 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Lawrence Bethel Blankenship and Lorraine Ojala.
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Davis, 1966; Master of Science, University of California, Davis, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Utah State University, 1973.
Branch chief, Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, 1973-1990; Cudworth professor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1990; interim dean college engineering, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1994. Director S.E. Regional Center, National Institute Global Environmental Change.
Married AliceJean Gerling, August 11, 1964. Children: Alan Dean, Roberta Jean.