Robert Eugene Lanou

Background

Lanou, Robert Eugene was born on February 13, 1928 in Colchester, Vermont, United States. Son of Robert E. and Flora G. (Goyette) Lanou.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1957.

Career

Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley (California) Laboratory, 1956-1959; assistant professor physicist, Brown U., Providence, 1960-1963; associate professor, Brown U., Providence, 1963-1967; professor, Brown U., Providence, since 1967; chair department physics, Brown U., Providence, 1986-1992. Consultant Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory. Science advisor Governor State of Rhode Island, Providence, 1986-1988.

Achievements

• Robert Eugene Lanou has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1946-1948, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society. Member Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Cornelia Rockwell Wheeler, May 14, 1960. Children: Katharine, Gregory, Elizabeth, Steven.

Father:

Robert E. Lanou

Mother:

Flora G. (Goyette) Lanou

Spouse:

Cornelia Rockwell Wheeler

child:

Steven Lanou

child:

Gregory Lanou

child:

Elizabeth Lanou

child:

Katharine Lanou