Robert John Luxmoore

Background

Luxmoore, Robert John was born on November 7, 1940 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Came to the United States, 1966.

Education

B Agricultural Science, U. Adelaide, 1962; B. Agricultural Science with honours, U. Adelaide, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside, 1969.

Career

Agronomist, Department Agriculture, Adelaide, 1963-1966; research associate, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1969-1970; soil physicist, University of California, Riverside, 1970-1971; research associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1971-1972; research scientist, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1973-1986; senior research scientist, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, since 1986. Consultant Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, 1979. Committee member National Research Council, Washington, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Robert John Luxmoore has been listed as a notable Soil and plant scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Committee member Rural Abandoned Mines Program, Morgan County, Tennessee, 1979-1981. Board directors Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, Oak Ridge, 1988-1991. Board directors Save Our Cumberland Mountains, Lake City, Tennessee, since 1995.

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Soil Science Society American (technical editor 1988-1990, editor-in-chief 1991-1993, board directors 1994-1997). Member International Union Forestry Research Orgns. (chairman working party 1983-1990, coordinator deputy subject group 1991-1995,Executive Board since 1996), American Geophysical Union.

Connections

Son of John Alexander and Mary Elinor (Martin) L. Annetta Paule Watson, October 18, 1975.

Father:

John Alexander Luxmoore

Mother:

Mary Elinor (Martin) Luxmoore