Background
Palmer, Robert Brian was born on February 28, 1934 in London. Son of Reginald William and Beatrice M. (Carter) Palmer.
Palmer, Robert Brian was born on February 28, 1934 in London. Son of Reginald William and Beatrice M. (Carter) Palmer.
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College, London, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1959.
Research associate, Imperial College, 1959-1960; physicist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1960; associate director for high energy physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1983-1986; physicist, Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Corporation, since 1987. Member high energy physics advisory panel Department Energy, Washington, 1983-1986.
Member American Physical Society (division particles and fields).
Married Magdalena Wipf, December 29, 1961. Children: Susannah, Malcolm.