Background
Crombie, Douglass Darnill was born on September 14, 1924 in Alexandra, New Zealand. Arrived in the United States, 1962, naturalized, 1967. Son of Colin Lindsay and Ruth (Darnill) Crombie.
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Douglass Darnill Crombie
Edit ProfileAerospace communications system engineer
Douglass Darnill Crombie, American Aerospace communications system engineer. Recipient Gold medal Department Commerce, 1970, citation, 1972. Served with New Zealand Air Force, 1943-1944. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; member National Academy of Engineering, Union Radio Science International.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1947. Master of Science, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1949.
Career
New Zealand national research fellow, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1958-1959; head radio physics division, New Zealand Department Science and Industrial Research, 1961-1962; chief spectrum utilization division, chief low frequency group, Institute Telecommunications Sciences, Department Commerce, Boulder, Colorado, 1962-1971; director institute, Institute Telecommunications Sciences, Department Commerce, Boulder, Colorado, 1971-1976; director, Institute Telecommunication Sciences, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Boulder, Colorado, 1976-1980; chief scientist, National Telecommunication and Information Agency, 1980-1985; senior engineering specialist, Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, since 1985.
Membership
Served with New Zealand Air Force, 1943-1944. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member National Academy of Engineering, Union Radio Science International.
Connections
Married Pauline Los Angeles Morrison, March 2, 1952.
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New Zealand