Robert James Leichti

Background

Leichti, Robert James was born on February 10, 1952 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of James Warren and Alice Mae Leichti.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Wood Science, University of Illinois, 1974; Master of Science in Wood Science, University of Illinois, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Products, Auburn U., 1986; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Auburn U., 1990.

Career

Research staff member, United States Gypsum Corporation, Chicago, 1976-1979; research associate, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1979-1986; assistant professor wood and fiber mechanics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1986-1992; associate professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1992. Consultant Willamette Industries, Inc., Albany, 1988, MdFarland Cascade Corporation, Tacoma, 1988-1989, Western Wood Products Association, Portland, Oregon, 1992, Louisiana-Pacific, Inc., Red Bluff, California, 1992, Weinstein, Fischer &Riley, P.S., Seattle, 1992, American Laminators, Inc., Drain, Oregon, 1993, Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Grey.

Achievements

• Robert James Leichti has been listed as a noteworthy Wood and fiber mechanics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Civil Engineers (affiliate), Forest Products Society (division coordinator 1985-1989, editorial committee since 1994), Wood Design Advisory Committee (vice chairman 1987-1992).

Connections

Married Janet Lynn Colbert, June 1, 1974 (divorced April 1986). 1 child, Laura; married Jill Anne Hargreaves, October 1, 1993.

Father:

James Warren Leichti

Mother:

Alice Mae Leichti

Spouse:

Janet Lynn Colbert

Spouse:

Jill Anne Hargreaves

child:

Laura Leichti