Robert was born in LaRochelle, France in 1953. He has a BS in Chemistry and is a former collegiate debater. He has 28 years of 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). Founded in 2017, it is now a 400+ member organization of which 32% of the membership have PhDs. Robert was the Director of Research at MUFON from 2007-2017 and created MUFON's Science Review Board in 2012. He has interviewed over 200 people who have reported a UAP sighting. Robert is one of two authors of the detailed radar/witness report on the “Stephenville Lights” as well as the SCU reports "UAP: 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico" and “A Forensic Analysis of Navy Carrier Strike Group Eleven’s Encounter with an Anomalous Aerial Vehicle.” His published peer-reviewed papers and books on UAP are listed in the attached bibliography.

Robert is a member of the Society for Scientific Exploration, the UFODATA project, and the National Space Society. Robert currently resides in Austin, Texas.

Learn more about Robert and his books here: Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies