Background
Tiernan, Robert Joseph was born on December 14, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harold Myles and Anna Marie (Purcell) Tiernan.
research and development engineer
Tiernan, Robert Joseph was born on December 14, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harold Myles and Anna Marie (Purcell) Tiernan.
AB, Boston College, 1957; Master of Science, Boston College, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969.
Solid state physicist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1959-1962; atomic physicist, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1962-1963; engineer scientist, Sylvania Research Laboratory, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1963-1964; Research and Development engineer, Raytheon, Waltham, 1969-1974; high temperature physics and chemistry staff, Argonne (Illinois) National laboratories, 1974-1975; principal Research and Development engineer, GTG Sylvania Lighting Product, Danvers, Massachusetts, since 1978. Faculty physics department Salem State College, North Shore Community College.
Member S.P.I.E., American Ceramic Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Lorette Annette Haley, June 21, 1959. Children: Robert J., Ruth Anne, Daniel George, Paul Louis.