
Robert Everett Ecke is an American experimental physicist specializing in nonlinear dynamics, turbulence, and granular materials. He is a Laboratory Fellow and Director Emeritus of the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory and an Affiliate Professor of Physics at the University of Washington. A Fellow of the APS and AAAS, Ecke has held leadership roles in both organizations.
Born in Los Angeles in 1953 and raised in Helena, Montana, Ecke earned a B.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Washington. He joined Los Alamos in 1983, where he has published over 110 research articles, earning an h-index of 43 with 5,400+ citations.