Robert Alfred Laudise

Background

Laudise, Robert Alfred was born on September 2, 1930 in Amsterdam, New York, United States. Son of Anthony Thomas and Harriette Elizabeth (O'Neil) Laudise.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (A.D. Little fellow), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956.

Career

Member technical staff, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1956-1960 head crystal chemistry research department, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1960-1972; assistant director materials research laboratory, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1972-1974; director materials research laboratory, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1974-1977; director physical and inorganic chemistry research laboratory, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1977-1987; director materials chemistry research laboratory, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1988-1990; director materials and processing research laboratory, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1990-1992; adjunct director chemical research, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1994-1997; consultant director, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, since 1998. Visiting professor U. Aix, Marseilles, France, 1971, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1972, Shandong U., China, 1980. Consultant President's Science committee, 1960-1964.

Advising committee National Bureau Standards, 1970-1978. Solid state science committee National Research Council, 1977-1981. Advising committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1977-1982.

Chair National Mathematics Advisory Board, since 1996. Adjunct Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1988, Rutgers University, since 1991.

Achievements

• Robert Alfred Laudise has been listed as a noteworthy Research chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Twin Lakes (Pennsylvania) Property Owners Association. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mineral Society, American Ceramic Society (Orton award lecturer 1994). Member NAS, National Academy of Engineering, International Organisation Crystal Growth (president, award 1981), American Association Crystal Growth (president 1971-1977), American Chemical society (Materials Chemistry prize 1990), electrochemical Society, American Crystal Society, Federation Mathematics Society (president 1995-1997), American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences.

Connections

Married Joyce Elizabeth DeSilvia, August 24, 1957. Children: Thomas Michael, Margaret Joyce, John David, Mary Elizabeth, Edward Robert.

Father:

Anthony Thomas Laudise

Mother:

Harriette Elizabeth (O'Neil) Laudise

Spouse:

Joyce Elizabeth DeSilvia

child:

Thomas Michael Laudise

child:

Edward Robert Laudise

child:

John David Laudise

child:

Mary Elizabeth Laudise

child:

Margaret Joyce Laudise