Background
Fuhs, Allen Eugene was born on August 11, 1927 in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. Son of Michael Allen and Grace Emeline (Terrill) Fuhs.
Fuhs, Allen Eugene was born on August 11, 1927 in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. Son of Michael Allen and Grace Emeline (Terrill) Fuhs.
Business Systems Modernization-Energy, University New Mexico, 1951. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1958.
Owner service station, Gallup, New Mexico, 1944-1946; assistant professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1958-1959; member technical staff, TRW Systems, El Sequndo, California, 1959-1960; staff scientist, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, 1960-1966; professor, chairman aerospace, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1966-1968; disting professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1970-1987; department chairman mechanic engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1975-1978; chairman space systems, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1982-1987; chief scientist, Air Force Aeropropulsion Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio., 1968-1970; chief scientist, Orbital Sciences Corporation, 1987-1988. Consultant Center for Naval Analyses, Research and Development, SDIO.
Served with United States Navy, 1951-1954, Korea. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (vice president publications 1979-1981, director 1982-1985, president 1986-1987), American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member Society Automotive Engineers (Ralph R. Teetor award), American Physical Society, American Society Naval Engineers, Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Optical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Emily Ann Large, December 22, 1951. 1 child, Susan Elizabeth.