Background
Finkelman, Robert Barry was born on February 17, 1943 in New York City. Son of Irving and Elizabeth (Stein) Finkelman.
Finkelman, Robert Barry was born on February 17, 1943 in New York City. Son of Irving and Elizabeth (Stein) Finkelman.
Bachelor of Science in Geology, City College of New York, 1965; Master of Science in Geology, George Washington University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Maryland., 1980.
Cartographer, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, 1965;
geologist, United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1965-1980;
chemist, United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, since 1987;
instructor, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, 1974-1980;
geologist, Exxon Production Research Company, Houston, 1980-1986;
consultant, Environmental and Coal Association, Houston, 1986-1987. Principal investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1974. Member technical advising committee New Mexico Energy Research and Development Institute, 1975.
Advising committee North Dakota Energy Research Center, Grand Forks, 1986-1992. Consultant Polish Geological Institute, Warsaw, 1990-1994, Inkos, Pristina, Yugoslavia, 1988-1991, Geological Survey Pakistan, 1992. Adjunct Professor Ben Gurion U., Beer Shiva, Israel, 1994, U. Maryland., 1995.
Member Advisory Committee Houston Community College, 1981-1986. Founder, president Loudoun Science Center, Sterling, 1975, Congregation Beth Emeth, Reston, 1979. Executive vice president Congregation Beth Am, Houston, 1986.
Fellow Geological Society American (chair coal geological division 1991). Member American Society for Testing and Materials (leadertask group 1987-1992), Geochem. Society, American Chemical Society, Association Geoscientists for International Development, Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health.
Married Judith May Kaplowitz, February 21,1965. Children: Kimberly Ann Robin, Ari Craig.