Robert James Kassal

Background

Kassal, Robert James was born on October 23, 1936 in Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph P. and Isabel Kassal.

Education

Bachelor, Hofstra U., 1958; postgraduate, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1958-1960; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Florida, 1964.

Career

Chemist, American Cyanamid, Stamford, Connecticut, 1958-1960; research chemist, DuPont Plastics, Wilmington, Delaware, 1963-1968; senior research chemist, DuPont Plastics, Wilmington, Delaware, 1968-1969; research supervisor, DuPont Plastics, Wilmington, Delaware, 1969-1972; research supervisor, DuPont Plastics, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1972-1975; senior research chemist, DuPont Elastomers, Wilmington, 1975-1979; research associate high performance composite matrix development, DuPont Elastomers and Polymers, Wilmington, 1979-1984; senior research associate, DuPont Polymers, Wilmington, 1984-1990; research fellow Research and Development, DuPont Engineering Resins, Wilmington, since 1990. Technical expert polybutylene plumbing systems, failure analysis, accelerated test method development, engineering resin product development, tribology, enhanced molding performance.

Achievements

• Robert James Kassal has been listed as a notable Polymer research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Barbara H. Swanson, August, 1958. Children: Christopher, Kenneth, Cynthia, Richard.

Father:

Joseph P.

Mother:

Isabel Kassal

Spouse:

Barbara H. Swanson

child:

Cynthia Kassal

child:

Richard Kassal

child:

Christopher Kassal

child:

Kenneth Kassal