Background
O'Donnell, Robert Michael was born on August 31, 1941 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Michael Cornelius and Katherine (Niland) O'D.
electrical engineering executive
O'Donnell, Robert Michael was born on August 31, 1941 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Michael Cornelius and Katherine (Niland) O'D.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963; Master of Science in Physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1970.
Member technical staff, MITRE Corporation, Beford, Massachusetts, 1969-1973; member technical staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1973-1983; manager systems engineering, Radio Corporation of America, Moorestown, New Jersey, 1983-1986; vice president, chief scientist, ISC Defense and Space Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1986-1988; senior staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, since 1988.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Aerospace Electrical Systems Society (board governors since 1997), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, vice-chairman radar panel 1983-1984, chairman 1985-1986).
Married Margaret Ann Connell, August 20, 1968 (divorced 1978). Children: Michael, Meghan. Married Janice Elaine Nickerson, August 1, 1983.
Children: Brian, Andrew.