Robert Melvin Rosenberg

Background

Rosenberg, Robert Melvin was born on March 9, 1926 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Abraham and Minnie Rosenberg.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1951.

Career

Research associate, Catholic U., 1950-1951; assistant dermatology, Harvard Medical School, 1951-1953; assistant professor of chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1953-1956; member of faculty, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1956-1991; professor of chemistry, Lawrence University, 1967-1991; department chairman, Lawrence University, 1961-1962, 66-67, 79-81; associate dean, Lawrence and Downer Colls., 1968-1974. Resident director Association Colls. Midwest Argonne Semester program Argonne National laboratories, 1967-1968, Oak Ridge Science Semester, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1988, 89.

Visiting associate professor Wesleyan University, summer 1960. Visiting associate professor.Northwestern U., summer 1961, visiting professor of chemistry, 1991-1998. Research associate University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1974-1975, 81-82.

Faculty research participant OakRidge National Laboratory, 1989.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (chairman visiting scientists committee, division chemical education 1968-1969), Royal Society Chemistry (London), American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Eleanor Virginia Hobbs, June 7, 1951. Children— Charles Albert, Lenore Beth, Margaret Susan, James Steven.

Father:

Abraham Rosenberg

Mother:

Minnie Rosenberg

Spouse:

Eleanor Virginia Hobbs