Background
Keyes, Robert William was born on December 2, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Lee P. and Katherine Keyes.
Keyes, Robert William was born on December 2, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Lee P. and Katherine Keyes.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1942; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1953.
With, Argonne National Laboratory, 1946-1950;
staff member, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1953-1960;
member research staff, International Business Machines Corporation Research Laboratory, Yorktown Heights, New York, since 1960. Visiting physicist American Physical Society Visiting Industrial Physicists Program, 1974-1975, 77. Vice chairman Gordon Conference on High Pressure Physics, 1970.
Chairman Gordon Conference on Chemistry and Physics of Microstructure Fabrication, 1976, National Materials Advisory Board (ad hoc commission on ion implantation as a new surface treatment technical), 1978, International Conference Heavily Doped Semiconductors, 1984. Member National Academy Sciences-National Academy of Engineering-National Research Council evaluation panel National Bureau Standards, 1970-1973. Consultant physics survey committee, member statistical datapanel National Academy Science-National Research Council Council Physics Survey Committee, 1972.
Member data and information panel National Academy Science-National Research Council Committee on Survey of Materials Science and Engineering, 1974. Girling Watson visiting professor electrical engineering U. Sydney, Fall 1996.
Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society (Chairman of Commission applications of physics 1976-1978), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman subcommittee cultural and science relations 1976, member delegate to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1975, W.R.G. Baker prize 1976, awards board 1984-1985). Member National Academy.Engring.
Married Sophie Skadorwa, June 4, 1966. Children— Andrew, Claire.
