Background
Hard, Robert Amos was born on July 28, 1924 in Cleveland. Son of Amos Lavalle and Helen Elizabeth (Keim) Hard.
Hard, Robert Amos was born on July 28, 1924 in Cleveland. Son of Amos Lavalle and Helen Elizabeth (Keim) Hard.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1945. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957.
Engineer, Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, 1948-1954; assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1957-1972; director research, Union Carbide, Niagara Falls, 1957-1972; program manager, Kennecott Copper, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1972-1977; director mineral research, Occidental Petroleum, Irvine, California, 1977-1982; senior scientist, Cabot Corporation, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, since 1982.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Institute Chemical Engineering.
Married; children: Helen, Jeffrey, Nancy, Hugh.