Background
Hughes, Robert Edward was born on May 24, 1924 in New York City. Son of Morgan J. and Patricia J. (Collins) Hughes.
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Robert Edward Hughes
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Bachelor of Science, Lehigh University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1952.
Career
Research assistant, Bakelite Corporation, 1941-1942, 46-47;
instructor, Cornell Univercity, 1952-1953;
assistant professor of chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1953-1960;
associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1960-1964;
professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1964;
professor, Cornell Univercity, 1964-1974;
director Materials Science Center, Cornell Univercity, 1968-1974;
associate program on science, technical and society, Cornell Univercity, 1977-1980;
professor of chemistry, Cornell Univercity, 1977-1980;
professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, since 1990;
president, Associated Universities Inc., since 1980;
assistant director, National Science Foundation, 1974-1976. Visiting professor University of Oxford, 1979. Consultant Rohm & Haas Company, 1956-1974, Sun Oil Corporation, 1957-1963, 77-80, General Motors Corporation, 1978-1980, National Science Foundation, 1977-1978.
Member research and development study group United States Commision on Government Procurement, 1971-1972. Member solid state science committee National Research Council-National Academy Science, 1967-1974, chairman, 1971-1973, member solid state science panel, since 1961, member of national materials advisory board, 1978-1981. Head United States delegate 8th Antarctic Treaty Cons.
Meeting,1975.
Achievements
Membership
Member national advisory board American U., since 1983, Research Coordination Council, Gas Research Institute, since 1985, chairman, 1989-1992. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Crystallographic Society, American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, New York Academy Science, Cosmos Club, Explorers Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married La Velma J. Thompson, June 5, 1954. 1 son, Jeffrey Lynn.
