Robert H. Margolis (b. Lorain, Ohio, 29 June 1946) earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Kent State University (1968, 1969) and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Iowa (1974). After a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, he joined the faculty of the UCLA Medical School in 1975. In 1980, he was appointed associate professor of communication sciences and disorders and director of the Gebbie Hearing Clinic at Syracuse University. In 1988 he became professor and director of audiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. In 2000 he established AUDIOLOGY INCORPORATED.
   Dr. Margolis has over 120 publications in scientific and clinical journals and textbooks. His research has focused on development of methods for evaluating disorders of hearing. He has been awarded research grants from the Deafness Research Foundation, NATO Division of Scientific Affairs, and the National Institutes of Health. He has served as president of the Minnesota Academy of Audiology, the International Hearing Foundation, and the Minneapolis-University Rotary Club. He has been awarded the Honors of the Association by the Minnesota Academy of Audiology, the Humanitarian Award by the American Academy of Audiology, the Editor's Award by the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, the Rotarian of the Year Award by the Minneapolis-University Rotary Club, the Larry Mauldin Award for Excellence in Education in Audiology, an Honorary Membership by the Vitacura Rotary Club (Santiago, Chile), and the James Jerger Career Research Award by the American Academy of Audiology.
    Dr. Margolis's current research is the development and clinical validation of automated tests of hearing. Automated tests of pure tone thresholds for children and adults was the subject of a multicenter clinical trial completed in 2006. Automated tests of word recognition are in development. An improved earphone for automated hearing tests is also in development. These projects are supported by the National Institutes of Health Small Business Technology Transfer program.
   Margolis lives in Arden Hills, Minnesota with his wife, Janet, and two daughters, Jane and Brittany. For several years he coached girls' basketball and softball and he enjoys tennis and fishing.