Douglas Blain Nickerson

Background

Nickerson, Douglas Blain was born on January 6, 1917 in Sacramento. Son of Edward Douglas and Lottie (Bocarde) Nickerson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1940.

Career

Design engineer, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1940-1946; senior engineer, Aerojet Engineering Corporation, Azusa, California, 1946-1952; chief engineer, Hydro-Aire division Crane, Burbank, 1952-1961; principal engineer, Aerojet General Corporation, Azusa, 1961-1965; engineering consultant, Pasadena, California, 1965-1981; president, Stress Analysis Association, Inc., Pasadena, 1981-1985; consultant, Pasadena, since 1985. Chairman A16-A aircraft fuel pump committee Society Automotive Engineers, 1954-1957.

Achievements

• Achievements include: design, development, test and evaluation of automatic emergency fuel system for jet powered airplane. Pioneer work in development of American rocket turbopumps. Developed Hydro-Aire Hi V/L aircraft fuel booster.
  
  Patentee valve, pump bearing assembly, fuel pump bearing.

Membership

Chairman Young Republican Club, La Canada, 1954. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers member code committee-pumps 1980-1990, chairman code committee-pumps since 1990, member code committee-subgroup design since 1990, member code committee-nuclear power since 1994)' member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Naval and Marine Engineers.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Greenwood Green, June 18, 1943. Children: Nancy Elizabeth, Bruce Greenwood, Katherine Grace.

Father:

Edward Douglas Nickerson

Mother:

Lottie (Bocarde) Nickerson

Spouse:

Elizabeth Greenwood Green

child:

Katherine Grace Nickerson

child:

Nancy Elizabeth Nickerson

child:

Bruce Greenwood Nickerson