Erwin Robert Schmerling

Background

Schmerling, Erwin Robert was born on July 28, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Heinrich H. and Lily (Goldsmith) Schmerling. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1962.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1950. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Radio Physics, Cambridge University, 1958.

Graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard, 1969. Graduate, Federal Executive Institute, 1975.

Career

Assistant professor electrical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1955-1960; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1960-1962, 63-64; staff scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Headquarters, Washington, 1962-1963; program chief ionospheric physics, magnetospheric physics, space plasma physics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Headquarters, Washington, 1964-1982; assistant director space and earth science, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1984-1986; chief data system scientist Office Space Science and Applications, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1986-1988; School of Advanced International Studies program scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1988-1989; data system scientist solar system exploration division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1989-1990; program manager astrophysics data systems, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1991-1994; counselor, Svc. Corps of Retired Executives (Service Corps of Retired Executives), since 1995. Member United States committees III and IV International Science Radio Union, since 1985, secretary United States Committee III, 1966-1969, chairman, 1969-1972.

Chairman subcommittee C1 Committee Space Research (COSPAR), 1984-1988. Member Advisory Group Aerospace Research and Development, 1978-1985. Visiting scholar Stanford University, 1983.

Consultant Radio Corporation of America, General Electric, 1959-1962.

Achievements

• Erwin Robert Schmerling has been listed as a noteworthy counselor, physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (member wave propagation standards committee). Member American Geophys.Union, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi. M C.

Connections

Married Esther M. Schmerling, April 5, 1957. Children: Susan D., Elaine M.

Father:

Heinrich H. Schmerling

Mother:

Lily (Goldsmith) Schmerling

Spouse:

Esther M. Schmerling

child:

Elaine M. Schmerling

child:

Susan D. Schmerling