Background
Tanner, Robert Dennis was born on January 17, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Albert and Shary (Roth) Tanner.
Tanner, Robert Dennis was born on January 17, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Albert and Shary (Roth) Tanner.
Biosystems Engineering in Mathematics, University Michigan, 1961. Biosystems Engineering in Chemical Engineering, University Michigan, 1962. Microsoft Security Essentials in Chemical Engineering, University Michigan, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1967.
Pilot plant engineer Diamond Shamrock Research Laboratories, Concord Township, Ohio, 1963. Engineering associate Research and Development Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1967-1972. Professor Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1972.
Consultant Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Philadelphia, 1981-1987. Visiting professor Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1981-1982.
Member American Chemical Society (chairman division microbial and biochemistry technical),American Institute Chemical Engineers, Sigma Xi.
Married Ruth Taissa Kellman, January 27, 1963. Children: David S., Benjamin J.