Robert has a BS in Chemistry and is a former collegiate debater. He has 28 years’ experience in
engineering management in the semiconductor industry. While working at Advanced Micro Devices he
has taken numerous internal courses related to device physics, design of experiments, and statistical
analysis. He helped Advanced Micro Devices develop its first flash memory technology that is used in
today’s flash cards for cameras, PCs, video cameras, and other products. His experience includes
managing a state-of-the-art chemistry laboratory and managing a Research and Development group that
worked on nanotechnology using atomic force microscopes, near-field optical microscopy, and other
techniques. Robert is also a co-holder of four patents related to nanotechnology.
Robert Powell is a founding Board member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU). He was the
Director of Research at MUFON from 2007-2017 and created MUFONs Science Review Board in 2012.
Robert is one of two authors of the detailed radar/witness report on the “Stephenville Lights” as well as
the SCU report UAP: 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Ric;. He is also the primary author on the recently
published paper, “A Forensic Analysis of Navy Carrier Strike Group Eleven’s Encounter with an
Anomalous Aerial Vehicle” and a secondary author of a paper published in the journal Entropy entitled,
“Estimating Flight Characteristics of Anomalous Unidentified Aerial Vehicles.” Robert is a member of the
Society for Scientific Exploration, the UFODATA project, and the National Space Society. Robert is a co-
author of a book published in July 2012: UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry and is an author of a
book designed for children published in Nov. 2020 entitled, The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific
Perspective. Robert currently resides in Austin, Texas.