Background
Huggins, Robert Alan was born on March 26, 1929 in Stanford, California, United States. Son of Maurice L. and Dorothy B. (Gettell) Huggins.
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Robert Alan Huggins
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Education
Bachelor in Physics, Amherst College, 1950; Master of Science in Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954.
Career
Instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1952-1954;
assistant professor metallurgy, Stanford (California) U., 1954-1958;
associate professor, Stanford (California) U., 1958-1962;
professor materials science, Stanford (California) U., 1962-1991;
professor emeritus, Stanford (California) U., since 1991;
founder department materials science, Stanford (California) U., 1959;
founder, director Center for Materials Research, Stanford (California) U., 1961-1977;
chief scientist energy storage and conversion division, Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research, Ulm, Germany, since 1991;
honorary professor, U. Ulm, since 1994. Former chairman solid state science committee and member commission on advanced energy storage system and commission on battery materials technical NAS-National Research Council. Past member numerous other technical and governmental committees.
Past chairman 5th International Conference on Solid State Ionics. Director materials science Advanced Research Projects Agency, Washington, 1968-1970. Guest professor Max-Planck Institute for Physical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany, 1965-1966.
Member of advisory review board Journal Materials Research. Guest scientist Max-Plank Institute Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany, 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Member International Society for Solid State Ionics (1st president), Materials Research Society (a founder, former counselor).
Connections
Married Patricia Ann Oakley, December 31, 1994. Children: Alan, John, Mark.
