Background
Launer, Robert Lionel was born on July 23, 1935 in Portuguese Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of George Otto and Emilie Marie (Wagner) Launer.
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Robert Lionel Launer
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Education
1 child, Michael Scott. Bachelor of Arts Mathematics, University Texas, 1962, Master of Arts in Mathematics, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University, 1971.
Association research scientist Texas Nuclear Corporation, Austin, 1960-1964.
Instructor United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland., 1964-1967. Assistant professor mathematics, statistics Radford College, Virginia, 1969-1970.
Statistician Army Research Office, St. Petersburg, Virginia, 1970-1976. Program manager United States Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1976-1982, assistant director mathematics division, 1982-1988.
Associate professor statistics, director statistics laboratory University of Southern California, Columbia, 1988.
Adjunct associate professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1977-1987. Visiting professor U. Richmond, Virginia, 1970-1975. Adjunct Professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University, Richmond, 1971-1975.
Member technical staff Bell Telephone laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, summer 1970.
Career
Associate research scientist Texas Nuclear Corporation, Austin, 1960—1964. Instructor United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1964—1967. Assistant professor mathematics Radford College, Virginia, 1969—1970.
Statistician Army Research Office, Petersburg, 1970—1976. Program manager United States Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1976—1982, assistant director mathematics division, 1982—1988. Associate professor statistics University South Carolina, Columbia, director statistics laboratory, since 1988.
Adjunct associate professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1977—1987. Visiting professor University Richmond, Virginia, 1970—1975. Adjunct professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University, Richmond, 1971—1975.
Member technical staff Bell Telephone Laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1970. Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1967.
Achievements
Membership
Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1955-1967. Fellow American Statistics Association. Member American Society for Quality Control.
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Married Jane Norton Aldrich, August 20, 1958 (divorced 1970). Children: Sharon Elizabeth, Matthew Robert, Philip Eric. Married Ellen Louise Good, July 2, 1971 (divorced 1986).
1 child Michael Scott.
