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Published as SubjectGalen B. Schubauer
Dates
July 7, 1904 – November 24, 1992
Authorized Form of Name
Schubauer, Galen B. (Galen Brandt), 1904-
Additional Forms of Names
Schubauer, G. B. (Galen Brandt), 1904-
Biography
Abstract
Galen Schubauer was Chief of the Fluid Mechanics Branch at the National Bureau of Standards (1965-1968). His research interests included aerodynamics and fluid mechanics.
Important Dates
July 7, 1904Birth, Sparrows Point (Md.).
1928Obtained BS, Pennsylvania State College, State College (Pa.).
1929Obtained MS, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (Calif.).
1929 – 1968Junior Physicist, Electrical Division (1929-1930); Junior Physicist, Aerodynamics Division (1930-1936); Assistant Physicist, Aerodynamics Section (1936-1939); Associate Physicist to Physicist, Aerodynamics Section (1936-1946); Chief, Aerodynamics Section (1946-1953); Chief, Fluid Mechanics Section (1953-1965); and Chief, Fluid Mechanics Branch (1965-1968), National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg (Md.).
1934Obtained PhD in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Md.).
1988Awarded Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society.
November 24, 1992Death, Lanham (Md.).
Occupation
Engineer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Schubauer, Marian
Wife.
Colleagues
Berkner, Lloyd V. (Lloyd Viel), 1905-1967
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Briggs, Lyman J. (Lyman James), 1874-1963
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Coblentz, William W. (William Weber), 1873-1962
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Condon, Edward Uhler, 1902-1974
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Dryden, Hugh L. (Hugh Latimer), 1898-1965
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Dunn, G. H. (Gordon H.), 1932-
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
McLean, William B. (William Burdette), 1914-1976
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Meggers, William F. (William Frederick), 1888-1966
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Neddermeyer, Seth H. (Seth Henry), 1907-1988
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Institutions
Major Positions
United States. National Bureau of Standards
Junior Physicist, Electrical Division; Junior Physicist, Aerodynamics Division; Assistant Physicist, Aerodynamics Section; Associate Physicist to Physicist, Aerodynamics Section; Chief, Aerodynamics Section; Chief, Fluid Mechanics Section; and Chief, Fluid Dynamics Branch.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1988 Fluid Dynamics Prize.
California Institute of Technology. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Obtained MS (1929).
Johns Hopkins University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1934).
Pennsylvania State University. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1928).