Background
STAPP, John was born on July 11, 1910 in Bahia, Brazil. Son of late Reverend Charles F. and Mary Louise (nee Shannon) Stapp.
air force officer aerospace scientist
STAPP, John was born on July 11, 1910 in Bahia, Brazil. Son of late Reverend Charles F. and Mary Louise (nee Shannon) Stapp.
Bachelor, Baylor University, 1931. Master of Arts cum laude, Baylor University, 1932. Doctor of Science, Baylor University, 1956.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1943. Graduate, Army Field Service School, 1944.
Graduate, School Aviation Medicine, 1945. Graduate, Industrial Medical Course, 1946. Doctor of Science, New Mexico State University, 1979.
Intern St. Mary's Hospital, Duluth, Minnesota, 1944. Commissioned 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1944. Advanced through grades to colonel Medical Corps United States Air Force, 1957.
Resident Lincoln Army Air Corps Regional, 1944-1945. Research project officer (Aero Medical Laboratory), Wright Field, Ohio, 1946, chief laboratory, 1958-1960. Chief scientist aerospace medical division Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1960-1965.
Chief impact injury branch (Armed Forces Institute Pathology), Washington, 1965-1967. Chief medical scientist National Highway Safety Bureau, 1967-1970. Consultant New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory, La Cruces.
Consultant Department Transportation, Washington, 1970-1972. Adjunct professor Safety and Systems Management Center, University Southern California, 1972-1976, Systems Management Center, Los Angeles, 1973-1976. Consultant accident epidemiology and pathology Armed Forces, Bureau Standards, National Institutes of Health, National Academy of Sciences, General Services Administration.
Chief Aero Medical Field Laboratory, Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, 1953-1958. Consultant New Mexico State University Physical Sciences Laboratory, Las Cruces, since 1972. Member subcommittee on flight safety National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
Permanent chairman Society of Automotive Engineers Ann Stapp Car Crash Conference. Chairman Governor's Commission International Space Center, 1986. President New Mexico Research Institute, 1987.
Achievements include research rocket sled experiments reproducing aircraft crash forces to determine human tolerance limits.
Contributor chapters to books, articles to professional journals.
Member New Mexico Governor's Commission International Space Hall of Fame, since 1974. Member New Mexico Planning Board, since 1975. Board directors Kettering Foundation.
Vice president International Astronautical Federation, 1959-1960. Fellow Aeronautical Medical Association (Liliencrantz award for deceleration research 1957), American Astronautical Society, American Rocket Society (president 1959, Wyld award 1955, Leo Stevens medal 1956), Society Automotive Engineers. Member United States Military Surgeons Association, International Academy Astronautics, International Academy Aviation Medicine, Civil Aviation Medicine Association (president 1968), American Society Safety Engineers (honorary), Order Daedalians (honorary), Sigma Xi.
Travel, writing, music, teaching.
Married Lillian Lanese, December 23, 1957.
