Background
Pollock, Robert Elwood was born on March 2, 1936 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Elwood Thomas and Harriet Lillian (Rooney) Pollock.
Pollock, Robert Elwood was born on March 2, 1936 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Elwood Thomas and Harriet Lillian (Rooney) Pollock.
Bachelor of Science (Honours), U. Manitoba, Canada, 1957; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1963.
Instructor, Princeton University, 1961-1963; National Research Council Canada postdoctoral fellow, Harwell, England, 1963-1964; assistant professor, Princeton University, 1964-1969; research physicist, Princeton University, 1969-1970; associate professor, Indiana U., 1970-1973; professor, Indiana U., 1973-1984; distinguished professor, Indiana U., since 1984; director Cyclotron Facility, Indiana U., 1973-1979; member Nuclear science Advisory Committee, Indiana U., 1977-1980.
Fellow American Physical Society (Bonner prize 1992).
Married Jean Elizabeth Virtue, September 12, 1959. Children— Bryan Thomas, Heather Lynn, Jeffrey Parker, Jennifer Lee.