Robert Lee Burton

Background

Burton, Robert Lee was born on May 29, 1943 in Bluefield, Virginia, United States. Son of Elmer Jackson and Sylvatus Greta (Goodwin) Burton.

Education

BSASE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1966. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, George Washington University, 1973. Postgraduate, University Washington, 1978.

Postgraduate, University Tennessee, 1984.

Career

Student engineer, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1963-1965; engineer Saturn V division, Boeing Aerospace Company, Huntsville, 1966-1967; senior engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration headquarters, Apollo, Boeing Aerospace Company, Washington, 1967-1973; lead engineer 747 division, Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, Everett, Washington, 1973-1978; lead engineer gas centrifuge test, Boeing Aerospace Company, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1978-1982; supervisor, Boeing Aerospace Company, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1982-1985; manager engineering special projects, Boeing Aerospace Company, Oak Ridge, 1985-1989; director engineering, Boeing Aerospace and Electronics, Oak Ridge, since 1990. Board directors WATTec, Inc., Knoxville. Consultant AlChemIe, Inc., Oak Ridge, 1988-1990.

Principal investigator National Aerospace Plane, Oak Ridge, 1985-1988. Member recorder Apollo Photography and Expts. Team, Washington, 1970-1973.

Achievements

• Robert Lee Burton has been listed as a noteworthy Aerospace engineering company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisor, speaker secondary school system, Oak Ridge, since 1986. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society Automotive Engineers, Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering, National Space Society.

Interests

• Avocations: astronomy, computer modeling, model railroading, farming.

Connections

Married Judith Catherine Smith, June 16, 1965. 1 child, Andrew Stephen.

Father:

Elmer Jackson Burton

Mother:

Sylvatus Greta (Goodwin) Burton

Spouse:

Judith Catherine Smith

child:

Andrew Stephen Burton