Background
Keller, Robert Ellis was born on January 10, 1923 in Marshalltown, Iowa, United States. Son of Ellis Edwin and Hazel Marie (Tucker) Keller.
Keller, Robert Ellis was born on January 10, 1923 in Marshalltown, Iowa, United States. Son of Ellis Edwin and Hazel Marie (Tucker) Keller.
Bachelor, U. Iowa, 1947; Master of Science, U. Iowa, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Iowa, 1951; certified, Washington University, St. Louis, 1964.
Instructor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1949-1950; senior research chemist, Smith, Kline & French laboratories, Philadelphia, 1952-1954; with, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1954-1985; manager applied science, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1971-1982; manager applied technical, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1982-1985; private practice consultant, St. Louis, 1985-1989, 93-; principal investigator, National Science Foundation/St. Louis Science Center, 1990-1992.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society (chairman speakers bureau local chapter 1962-1963, chairman St. Louis analytical group 1961-1962), Applied Spectroscopy Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Virginia Snell, September 1, 1946. Children: Karen Lee, James Robert.