Background
III, Alfred Richard Seebass, was born on March 27, 1936 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Alfred Richard Junior and Marie Estelle (Wright) S.
educator university dean Aerospace engineer
III, Alfred Richard Seebass, was born on March 27, 1936 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Alfred Richard Junior and Marie Estelle (Wright) S.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1958. Master of Science in Engineering, Princeton University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1962.
Assistant professor, associate professor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1962-1972, professor aerospace engineering, associate dean engineering, 1972-1975. Headquarters staff research division National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1966-1967. Professor aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering and mathematics University Arizona, Tucson, 1975-1981.
Dean University Colorado College Engineering and Applied Science, Boulder, 1981-1994. John R. Woodhull professor and chair aerospace engineering science University Colorado, 1993-1994. Faculty associate Boeing Science Research Laboratories, 1970.
Consultant in field; member committees National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department Transportation, science advisory board Air Force, Aeronautical and Space Engineering Board, Los Alamos National Lab. Grant investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office Naval Research, Air Force Office Science Research, since 1966. Member United States-Israel Bi-national Fund.
Aeronautics and space engineering board National Research Council, 1977-1984, vice-chairman, 1979-1981, chairman, 1981-1983, member Commission on Engineering and Technology Systems, 1982-1983. Member Numerical Aerodynamics Simulator Advisory Group, 1978-1997. Chairman Air Force Office Scientific Research review panel Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1979.
Advisory council National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1981-1983. Survey committee on plasma physics and fluids, subcommittee on fluids National Research Council, 1983-1984. Engineering research board Panel on Transportation Systems Research, 1984-1985.
Science advisory board United States Air Force, 1984-1988, chairman Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center Division Advisory Group, 1986-1988, member Arnold Engineering & Development Center Division Advisory Group, 1984-1988, aerospace vehicles panel, 1984-1988. Advisory council university study planning group National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1988-1997. Board directors Aerosonde, Ltd.
Mechanical and electronic external advisory committee Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1991-1993, chair division review committee Engineering Sciences & Applications, Los Alamos, 1995-1998. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Council University Relations Task Force, 1991-1993. Member Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Applications National Research Council, 1992-1995.
Chairman National Research Council Committee Air Force Hypersonics Technology, 1997-1998.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (member engineering section nominating committee 1987-1990, chair 1990,county delegate engineering section 1991-1994, vice chair, chair engineering section 1995-1997), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (member fluid mechanics technical committee 1977-1980, technical director board directors 1978-1981, exec committee 1980-1981, associate editor journal 1981-1983, Biannual Durand lecturer and medalist 1994). Member National Academy Engineering (aerospace peer committee 1987-1990, chair 1990, member commission on membership 1991-1993, vice chairman 1991, chair 1992, academic advisory board since 1997), American Society Engineering Education (member senior research award committee 1990-1993, chair 1993), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Nancy Jane Palm, June 20, 1958. Children: Erik Peter, Scott Gregory.