Robert Valentino Edwards

Background

Edwards, Robert Valentino was born on December 15, 1940 in Baltimore. Son of Robert F. and Laura Mae (Jackson) Edwards.

Education

Bachelor in Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, 1962; Master of Science in Chemical Engineer, Johns Hopkins University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1968.

Career

Research associate, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1968-1970; assistant professor, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1970-1973; associate professor, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1973-1979; professor, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1979; chairman chemical engineering department, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1985-1990; associate dean engineering, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1990-1992. Associate director minority engineering program Case Western Reserve. Visiting scholarDanish Atomic Energy Commission, 1974, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1985.

Rosa Parks visiting professor University of Michigan, 1987.

Achievements

• Robert Valentino Edwards has been listed as a noteworthy chemical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Optical Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, amateur radio.

Connections

Married Anne W. Lindsay. Children: Mark Robert, Robert Franklin.

Father:

Robert F. Edwards

Mother:

Laura Mae (Jackson) Edwards

Spouse:

Anne W. Lindsay

child:

Mark Robert Edwards

child:

Robert Franklin Edwards