Roberta J. Nichols (November 29, 1931 Venice, CA – April 3, 2005, Plymouth MI) was an engineer and the Retired Manager, Electric Vehicle External Strategy at Ford Motor Company. [1] She was a founding member of the advisory board for the College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CE-CERT) at the University of California, Riverside. She has authored or co-authored over 60 publications and she is the holder of three patents for the flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV).
Nichols received her Ph.D. in Engineering from University of Southern California in 1979. [2]
She worked for the Ford Motor Company on alternative fuels for 19 years, retiring in 1995. [2] She helped to establish the research center at the University of California, Riverside and she contributed to the overall engineering program at UCR. [3]
Nichols was a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers. [5] She was a Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers. She was a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and she was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. She was a University of California at Riverside CE-CERT Board member.
Roberta J. Nichols (November 29, 1931 Venice, CA – April 3, 2005, Plymouth MI) was an engineer and the Retired Manager, Electric Vehicle External Strategy at Ford Motor Company. [1] She was a founding member of the advisory board for the College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CE-CERT) at the University of California, Riverside. She has authored or co-authored over 60 publications and she is the holder of three patents for the flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV).
Nichols received her Ph.D. in Engineering from University of Southern California in 1979. [2]
She worked for the Ford Motor Company on alternative fuels for 19 years, retiring in 1995. [2] She helped to establish the research center at the University of California, Riverside and she contributed to the overall engineering program at UCR. [3]
Nichols was a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers. [5] She was a Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers. She was a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and she was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. She was a University of California at Riverside CE-CERT Board member.