Background
Collins, Robert Joseph was born on July 23, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Marie (Leahy) Collins.
Electrical engineering educator
Collins, Robert Joseph was born on July 23, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Marie (Leahy) Collins.
Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1947; Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1953.
With, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1954-1964;
professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964-1988;
professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1993;
head department of electrical engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1963-1969, 84-90. Board directors numerous corporations. Researcher in electrical optics, lasers, semiconductors and aero-thermo chemistry.
Consultant in field.
Served to lst lieutenant United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Physics Society Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Eloise Moore, 1984. Children: Michael, Martha, William, Molly.