Background
Kearns, Robert William was born on March 10, 1927 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Martin William and Mary Ellen (O'Hara) Kearns.
inventor manufacturing engineer
Kearns, Robert William was born on March 10, 1927 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Martin William and Mary Ellen (O'Hara) Kearns.
Student, United States Army Finance School, Fort Atterbury, Indiana, 1946. BME, University Detroit, 1952. Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics, Wayne State University, 1957.
Certified International School Nuclear science, Argonne National Laboratories, Chicago, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Case Institute of Technology, 1964.
Research engineer Bendix Research Laboratories, Detroit, 1952-1957. Associate professor engineering, faculty advisor Society of Petroleum Engineers student branch Wayne State University, 1957-1967. Commissioner Department buildings & Safety Engineering, 1967-1971.
Principal investigator for federal highway National Institute of Science & Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1971-1976. Trial litigator United States Court Justices- Auto United States Detroit District Court. Eucharistic Minister St. Peters Church Queenstown, Maryland, Mother of Sorrows Church, Centreville, Maryland.
Board directors Veterans of Office of Strategic Services and William J. Donovan Memorial Foundation, Inc., Office of Strategic Services Society, senior vice president, 2000-2005. Board directors Queen Anne's County (Maryland) History Society. Candidate Comptroller for State of Maryland.
With United States Army, 1945-1947.
Married Phyllis Joan McElwee, August 1, 1953 (annulled October 1980). Children: Dennis M., Timothy B., Patrick S., Kathleen A., Maureen M., Robert M.