Robert Joe Lambert

Background

Lambert, Robert Joe was born on December 23, 1921 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Son of Joe Edwin and Mahala Pauline (Wirkler) Lambert.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Drake U., 1943; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1951.

Career

Instructor, Drake U., Des Moines, 1943-1944; instructor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1946-1951; professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1953-1988; associate director computation center, Iowa State University, Ames, 1978-1988; professor emeritus, Iowa State University, Ames, from 1988; research mathematician, National Security Agency, Washington, 1951-1953. Senior mathematician Ames Laboratory, 1966-1978. Consultant Office Naval Research, Washington, 1953-1959, Zenith Radio, Chicago, 1959-1960, Collins Radio, CedarRapids, Iowa, 1960-1963.

Achievements

• Robert Joe Lambert has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946 PTO. Fellow Iowa Academy Science. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (president Iowa section 1969-1970), Association for Computing Machinery, Des Moines Philatelic Society, Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Society (president 1985-1989).

Interests

• Avocations: stamp collecting. Philatelic judging.

Connections

Married Marion Elizabeth Kochheiser, December 20, 1942. Children: Tracey Robert, Daniel Joe.

Father:

Joe Edwin Lambert

Mother:

Mahala Pauline (Wirkler) Lambert

Spouse:

Marion Elizabeth Kochheiser

child:

Tracey Robert Lambert

child:

Daniel Joe Lambert