Background
Wright, Robert Lawrence was born on September 19, 1931 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Robert Lawrence and Catherine (Smith) Wright.
Wright, Robert Lawrence was born on September 19, 1931 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Robert Lawrence and Catherine (Smith) Wright.
BME, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, Troy, New York, 1953. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, 1961.
Test engineer, GLA, Inc., Norwich, New York, 1956-1958; assistant professor, Northeastern U., Boston, 1958-1966; technical education advisor, The Technology College, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1962-1964; senior engineer, Flow Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, 1966-1969; branch chief, United States Postal Svc. Management Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1969-1974; technical education specialist, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 1974-1975; senior staff engineer, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1975-1979; engineering manager, Pinellas County School Board, Clearwater, Florida, 1980-1988; nuclear engineer, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1988-1989; branch chief Reactor Systems branch, unites states department Energy, Washington, since 1989. Consultant International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1986-1987.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1953-1956.
Married Velma Lee Buffo, November 26, 1953. 1 child, Katheryn Lee.