Dr. Robert Hall was a social psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. He served on the original NICAP Panel of Special Advisers and testified before the Hearings Before the House Committee on Science & Astronautics (1968). Born February 25, 1924, at Atlanta, Georgia. Married; 3 children. Yale University, 1941-42. B.A. 1947. University of Stockholm, Sweden, 1947-48. University of Minnesota, 1949-52. M.A., 1950. Ph.D., 1953. Instructor, Extension Division, University of Stockholm, Sweden, 1948. Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, 1950-52. Social Psychologist in the Air Force Personnel & Training Research Center, 1952-1957. Engaged in research on performance of bomber crews, the role of the aircraft commander, and processes of evaluation of small teams. Assistant Professor (1957-1960) and Associate Professor (1960-62) of Sociology. Teaching social psychology, especially the processes of mass communication and opinion change. Conducting research on social psychological aspects of higher education and effects of social interaction on the learning process. Program Director for Sociology and Social Psychology, National Science Foundation, 1962-1965. Administered a program of research grants and related activities to strengthen Sociology and Social Psychology in universities in the United States and to bolster understanding in these fields through basic research. Associate Professor of Sociology and Psychology (1965-66) and Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of Sociology (since 1966), University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. A number of articles in Sociological and Psychological journals and chapters in professional books. A few selected publications are listed below: Social influence on the Aircraft Commander's role, "American Sociological Review" 1955,20,292-299. Military Sociology, 1945-1955. "Chapter in Sociology in the United States of America," ed. by Hans Zetterberg, Paris: UNESCO, 1966. Group performance under feedback that confounds responses of group members. "Sociometry," 1957,20,297-305. The informal control of everyday behavior. Chapter in "Controlling Human Behavior," ed. by Roy Francis, Social Science Research Center, University of Minnesota; 1959. Two alternative learning in interdependent dyads. Chapter 12 in "Mathematical Methods in Small Group Processes," ed. by Joan Criswell, H. Solomon, and P. Suppes, Stanford Univ. Press: 1962. The educational influence of dormitory roommates. "Sociometry," 1963,26,294-318 (with Ben Willerman). The effects of different social feedback conditions upon performance in dyadic teams. Chapter in "Communication and Culture," ed. by A. G. Smith, 1966, 353-364.