Background
Grimley, Robert Thomas was born on January 3, 1930 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Thomas and Ivy (Frost) Grimley.
Grimley, Robert Thomas was born on January 3, 1930 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Thomas and Ivy (Frost) Grimley.
Bachelor of Science, University Massachusetts, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1958.
Research chemist Corning (New York ) Glass, Inc., 1957-1959. Fellow University Chicago, 1959-1961. Professor chemistry Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1961-1994, professor emeritus, since 1995.
With Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission, since 2007. Visiting professor California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1992—1996. Visiting scholar Dartmouth College, since 2001.
1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953.
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Member American Chemical Society (chairman Purdue University section), American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Margaret Rockwood, June 21, 1952 (deceased February 8, 2005). Children: Mark, Maureen, Kevin, Terrence, Peter.