Background
Houston, Robert Stroud was born on May 11, 1923 in Monroe, North Carolina, United States.
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Robert Stroud Houston
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1948. Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1954.
Career
Seismic geophysicist Atlantic Refining Company, Dallas, 1948-1949. Instructor geology University Wyoming, Laramie, 1953-1963, professor, since 1963, department head, 1968-1986, vice president academy affairs, 1986-1987, provost, since 1987, research professor, since 1988. Geologist United States Geol Survey, since 1954.
Consultant Los Alamos (New Mexico) Laboratory, 1977-1980. Member advisory board Wyoming Geological Survey, Laramie, since 1971, International Commission Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, since 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Served to Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1942-1945. Fellow Geological Society of America. Member Society Economic Geologists, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Interests
Connections
Son of Robert S. and Mary (Rawlings) H. Widower; 1 child, Kelly Anne.
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Nationality
American