Background
Henderson, Robert Edward was born on February 28, 1925 in Kokomo, Indiana, United States.
Henderson, Robert Edward was born on February 28, 1925 in Kokomo, Indiana, United States.
Bachelor, Carleton College, 1949; Master of Arts, U. Missouri, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Missouri, 1953.
Instructor physics, U. Missouri, 1951-1953;
experimental engineer, Allison division General Motors Company, 1953-1956;
supervisor applied physics, Allison division General Motors Company, 1956-1958;
research manager applied science, Allison division General Motors Company, 1958-1966;
manager experimental research, Allison division General Motors Company, 1966-1969;
director research, Allison division General Motors Company, 1969-1973;
chairman science advisory board, Indiana Center Advisory Research, Inc., 1970-1983;
executive director, Indiana Center Advisory Research, Inc., 1973-1978;
president, Indiana Center Advisory Research, Inc., 1978-1982;
president, Technology Development Corporation, 1982-1983;
director, South Carolina. Research Authority, Columbia, 1983-1996;
retired, 1996. Member commission on solar energy for heating and cooling of buildings buildings Research Advisory Board, NAS.
Advisor Aero. Sys. division Division Advisory Group, Dept.Air Force. Professor School Engineering and Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette;professor department radiology Indiana U. School Medicine, Adjunct Professor School Public and Environmental Affairs. President Indiana Science and Engineering Foundation, 1982.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member American Physical Society, Solar Energy Society, Sigma Xi.
Married, 1952; 6 children.