Background
Carmichael, Roger Eldon was born on December 20, 1939 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Clyde Talmedge and Erma Volna (Cogdil) Carmichael.
Opto-mechanical design engineer
Carmichael, Roger Eldon was born on December 20, 1939 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Clyde Talmedge and Erma Volna (Cogdil) Carmichael.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in Design, Oklahoma State University, 1964.
Opto-mechanic engineer design, Texas Instruments, Dallas, 1964-1968; opto-mechanic engineer design, Kaiser Aerospace, Palo Alto, California, 1968-1970; opto-mechanic engineer design, Santa Barbara (California) Research Center, 1970-1973; opto-mechanic engineer, Science Applications, La Jolla, California, 1973-1974; opto-mechanic engineer, International Rectifier Industries & Flexion Corporation, Santa Barbara, 1974-1978; opto-mechanic engineer, Los Alamos (New Mexico) & Livermore (California) National laboratories, 1978-1988; contract opto-mechanic design engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, since 1989.
With United States Army, 1959-1962. Member Society Photogrametric Engineers, Optical Society American.
Married, 1961; children: Colleen, Christopher.