Background
Short, Byron Elliott was born on December 29, 1901 in Putnam, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel W. and Florence Gertrude (Sublett) Short.
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Pressure Enthalpy Charts for Selected Engineering Substances Plus Psychrometric Charts
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0872011054/?tag=2022091-20
Byron Elliott Short
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Bachelor of Science, University Texas, 1926. Master of Science, University Texas, 1930. Master of Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1936.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1939.
Career
Cadet engineer, Tex Company, summers 1926-1927; mechanic engineer, Tex Company, summers 1928-1930; instructor, University Texas, 1926-1929; assistant professor, University Texas, 1929-1936; charge heat-power, fluid mechanics laboratory, University Texas, 1930-1965; mechanic engineer, University Texas, summers 1932-1936, 40; associate professor, University Texas, 1936-1939; professor mechanic engineering, University Texas, 1939-1973; professor emeritus, University Texas, 1973-1996; department chairman, University Texas, 1945-1947, 51-53; acting dean, University Texas (College Engineering), 1948-1949; teaching fellow, Cornell, 1935-1936. Consultant Oak Ridge National Laboratory, research participant, 1956, 57.
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Membership
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life. Chairman South Texas section 1938-1939, member heat transferand power test code committee), fellow American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (life). Member Sons of the American Revolution, American Society Engineering Education, Huguenot Society American (state president 1983-1985), Masons (33d degree SR & KT), Shriners, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Connections
Son of; married Mary Jo Fitzgerald, June 1, 1937. Children: Mary Aileen Short Gauntt, Byron Elliott Junior.
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Religion
Baptist
Education
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1926
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1930
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1936
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1939
Career
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1930 - 1965
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1935 - 1936
Awards
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Named Outstanding Alumnus, Mechanical Engineering Department, University Texas, Austin, 1995, Distinguished Graduate, College Engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1997.Named Outstanding Alumnus, Mechanical Engineering Department, University Texas, Austin, 1995, Distinguished Graduate, College Engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1997.