Background
Weller, Robert Allen was born on February 12, 1949 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert Allen and Elizabeth (Owen) Weller.
materials scientist physicist engineering educator
Weller, Robert Allen was born on February 12, 1949 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Son of Robert Allen and Elizabeth (Owen) Weller.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University Tennessee, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1978.
Research associate California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1978-1979. Member technical staff Institute for Defense Analyses, Arlington, Virginia, 1979-1980. Assistant professor physics Yale University, New Haven, 1980-1985, associate professor, 1985-1987.
Associate professor materials science & physics Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1987—1997, associate professor electrical engineering & physics, 1997—2003, professor electrical engineering & physics, since 2003. Member steering committee introductory university physics project American Association Physics Teachers, 1987-1994. Councilor Oak Ridge Associated Universities, since 1992.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1971-1973, Vietnam, with research, 1971-1979. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transaction Nuclear science, Böhmische Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Martha Carroll Riherd, June 21, 1975. Children: Rachel Erin, Robert Samuel, Rebecca Shelley.