Robert Banks (chemist)

Robert Banks (chemist)
BornNovember 24, 1921 (1921-11-24)
DiedJanuary 3, 1989 (1989-01-04) (aged 67)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Missouri - Rolla
Known forhigh-density polyethylene
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry
InstitutionsPhillips Petroleum

Robert L. Banks (November 24, 1921 – January 3, 1989) was an American chemist. He was born and grew up in Piedmont, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri, Rolla, and initiated into Alpha Phi Omega in 1940. He joined the Phillips Petroleum company in 1946 and worked there until he retired in 1985. He died in Missouri on January 3, 1989.