Background
Olsen, Robert Gerner was born on April 9, 1946 in Brooklyn. Son of Gerner A. and Guro Olsen.
Electrical engineering educator
Olsen, Robert Gerner was born on April 9, 1946 in Brooklyn. Son of Gerner A. and Guro Olsen.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1968. Master of Science, University Colorado, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1974.
Senior engineer, Westinghouse, Boulder, Colorado, 1971-1973; professor, Washington State University, Pullman, since 1973. Member science advisory committee, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, since 1995.
Captain United States Army, 1968-1972. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Married Marsha Jean Mark, August 31, 1974. Children: Erik Edward, Karl Robert, Kari Alice.