Eugene E. Covert
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Eugene Edzards Covert[1] (February 6, 1926 – January 15, 2015) was an aeronautics specialist born in Rapid City, South Dakota[2][3] credited with the world's first practical wind tunnel magnetic suspension system, and was a member of the Rogers Commission. In the 1970s he was the chief scientist of the US Air Force and technical director of the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development.[4]
Education
Covert graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1946.
He received a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering in 1948.
In 1958, he received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[5]
Honors
- Exceptional Civilian Service Award from the United States Air Force (1973, 1976)
- University Educator of the Year, Engineering Science Division, American Society of Aerospace Education, National Aeronautic Association (1980)
- NASA Public Service Award (1981)
- MIT Graduate Student Council Outstanding Teacher Aware (1985)
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Ground Testing Aware (1990)
- Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development von Karman Medal (1990)
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics W. F. Durand Lectureship (1992)[6]
- Daniel Guggenheim Medal for aviation (2005)[7]
- Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota (2007)[8]
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