Robert Fassnacht

Robert Fassnacht
Born(1937-01-14)January 14, 1937
DiedAugust 24, 1970(1970-08-24) (aged 33)
Cause of deathBomb explosion
Alma materKalamazoo College
University of Wisconsin–Madison
OccupationPhysics researcher
SpouseStephanie Fassnacht
ChildrenChristopher, Heidi and Karin
ParentWalter Fassnacht

Robert E. Fassnacht (January 14, 1937 – August 24, 1970) was an American physics post-doctoral researcher who was killed by the August 1970 bombing of Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, perpetrated as a protest against the Vietnam War.

Fassnacht was a student from South Bend, Indiana, who received a Westinghouse scholarship to attend college. He was at the University of Wisconsin–Madison pursuing post-doctoral research in the field of superconductivity.