Background
Coates, Robert Jay was born on May 8, 1922 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Archie Louis and Ruth Agnes (Hutchings) Coates.
Coates, Robert Jay was born on May 8, 1922 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Archie Louis and Ruth Agnes (Hutchings) Coates.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1943. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Maryland, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1957.
Radio engineer United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1943—1946, electronic scientist, 1946—1949, 1952—1959. Instructor physics Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1949—1952. Associate chief tracking system division, chief space data acquisition, advertising development division, advertising data system divisions, manager Pacific plate motion experiment Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, also manager Crustal Dynamics Project, 1959—1988, retired, 1988.
Consultant in field.
Home construction volunteer Habitat for Humanity, since 1996. Served with United States Navy, 1944-1945. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Member American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Gladys Buchhorn, August 17, 1946. (deceased); 1 child, Bonnie. Married H. Regina Thorsen, October 17, 1999.