Background
Balliett, Robert Wayne was born on June 28, 1947 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert L. and Dorothy E. (Bachman) Balliett.
researcher metallurgical engineer
Balliett, Robert Wayne was born on June 28, 1947 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert L. and Dorothy E. (Bachman) Balliett.
Bachelor of Science, Lehigh University, 1968; Master of Science, Carnegie Mellon U., 1974.
Senior metallurgist, St. Joe Minerals Corporation, Monaca, Pennsylvania, 1968-1977; technical director, Phelps Dodge Corporation, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1977-1984; technical manager, National Research Council, Inc., Newton, Massachusetts, since 1984.
Chapter leader Young Astronauts, Westborough, Massachusetts, 1985-1990. President Fisher-Mill Association, 1989. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (Metallurgical Society long range planning committee 1983-1987, refractory metals committee since 1984), NSPE (president, vice president N.E. Alabama 1979-1981), American Society for Metals (many offices Beaver Valley section 1970-1976).
Married Barbara R. Pregaman, May13, 1972. Children: Matthew R., Douglas A., Bradley R.