Background
Carter, Robert LeRoy was born on August 22, 1918 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Joseph LeRoy and Viola Elizabeth (Hayner) Carter.
Carter, Robert LeRoy was born on August 22, 1918 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Joseph LeRoy and Viola Elizabeth (Hayner) Carter.
Bachelor of Science, University Oklahoma, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1949.
Registered profile engineer, Missouri Testing technician Eastman Kodak Corporation, Rochester, New York, 1940-1942. Physicist Tennessee Eastman Corporation, Oak Ridge, 1945-1946. Research scientist-engineer Atomics International, Canoga Park, California, 1949-1963.
Faculty U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1962, now professor emeritus elec.engring., nuclear engineering.
Chairman Missouri Low-Level Radiation Waste TaskForce, Jefferson City, 1983-1984.
Commissioner, Governor's Task Force on Low Level Waste, 1981-1984. Member official board Missouri United Methodist Church, Columbia, 1985. 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1945, PTO. Member American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society, Missouri Society Professional Engineers (president central chapter 1978-1979, trustee Educational Foundation since 1983).
Married Jewell Mamie Long, June 3, 1941. Children: Roberta, Benjamin, Judy Carter Meadows, Frederick, Camille Carter Ronchetto.