Background
Soutas-Little, Robert William was born on February 25, 1933 in Oklahoma City. Son of Harry Glenn and Mary Evelyn (Miller) Little.
Soutas-Little, Robert William was born on February 25, 1933 in Oklahoma City. Son of Harry Glenn and Mary Evelyn (Miller) Little.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, 1955. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1962.
Design engineer Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, 1955-1957. Instructor mechanical engineering Marquette University, 1957-1959. Instructor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1959-1962, assistant professor, 1962-1963, Oklahoma State University, 1963-1965.
Professor Michigan State University, 1965—2001, chairman department mechanical engineering, 1972-1977, chairman department biomechanics, 1977-1990. Director biomechanics evaluation laboratory, since 1989. Professor emeritus Michigan State University, Lansing, since 2001.
Consultant A. C. Electronics Company, Ford Motor Company, Columbia Broadcasting System Research Laboratory, B. F. Goodrich Company. Lecturer Agency for International Development, India, 1965.
Vice president Okemos (Michigan) School Board, 1967-1972. Member Meridian Township (Michigan) Charter Commission, 1969-1970, Meridian Township Zoning Board Appeals, 1969-1971. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Member Society Engineering Science, American Society Biomechanics, International Society Biomechanics, North America Society Clinical Gait and Movement Analysis, Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma, Ta Beta Pi.
Married Patricia Soutas, September 3, 1982. Children: Deborah, Catherine, Colleen, Jennifer, Karen.