SAN JOSE, CA, May 01, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Robert Finnigan has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
As a former small business owner, Dr. Finnigan demonstrates expertly blended proficiency in operations with the personal drive and passion required for success. Now retired, he celebrates a career that allowed him to focus his work on his passions: electronics and the science of how things work. He established Finnigan Corporation in 1967 after making a name for himself and developing a reputation of excellence in other areas of work. He came to prominence in roles as director of Electronic Associates Inc. in Palo Alto, Calif., senior research scientist with Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, Calif., and senior scientist for the University of California Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. Additionally, Dr. Finnigan served the U.S. Air Force as a commissioned lieutenant and in increasing grades to captain. Truly passionate for his work, he notes that his success is directly related to trusting his intuition and maintaining discipline.
While achieving benchmarks of success in his career, Dr. Finnigan was exposed to new opportunities in his field. He was a panel member of the National Academy of Sciences from 1986 to 1989 and he co-founded the U.S. National Working Group on Pollution. He held chairman roles with the International Organization for Legal Metrology and he was a member of the board of overseers of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. To remain at the top of his field and continue in his professional development, Dr. Finnigan affiliates with IEEE as a senior member, the American Society of Mass Spectrometry on its board of directors, the American Electronic Association on its board of directors and its environmental and occupational health committee, and the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.
Dr. Finnigan prepared for his career by achieving a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949, a Master of Science from the University of Illinois in 1954 and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1957. In recognition of his achievements, he was named Pioneer in Analytical Instrumentation-Mass Spectrometry by the Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh and was selected for inclusion in the Instrumentation Hall of Fame at the Pittsburgh Conference, distinguished by the American Chemical and Analytical Chemistry Society. Dr. Finnigan also earned the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Electrical Engineering Department and The Alumni Honor Award from the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois, and he is the namesake of the Robert Finnigan Professorship at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA. Additionally, Dr. Finnigan was honored for a successful career through inclusion in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in Finance and Business.
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