Education
Covert graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1946 and received a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering in 1948.
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Eugene Edzards Covert
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In the 1970s he was the chief scientist of the United States Air Force and technical director of the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development. In 2005 it was announced that he would receive the Daniel Guggenheim Medal for aviation. In 1958, he received a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Achievements
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Covert received a number of awards and citations, including the Exceptional Civilian Service Award from the United States Air Force (1973, 1976), the University Educator of the Year, Engineering Science Division, American Society of Aerospace Education, National Aeronautic Association (1980), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Public Service Award (1981), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Student Council Outstanding Teacher Aware (1985), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Ground Testing Aware (1990), the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development von Karman Medal (1990), and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics W. F. Durand Lectureship (1992). He also received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota in 2007.
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Nationality
United States
Education
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1946
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1948
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1958
Awards
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Recipient Exceptional Civilian Science award United States Air Force, 1973, 86, 94, University Educator of Year award, American Society Aerospace Education, 1980, Technology Leadership award University Minnesota Alumni Associates, 1993, Public Service award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1991, von Karman medal Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, 1980, Wright Brothers Lectureship Aeronautics American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1997, Guggenheim medal, 2005, Outstanding Achievement award University Minnesota, 2007., Sylvanus Reed award, 2010.Recipient Exceptional Civilian Science award United States Air Force, 1973, 86, 94, University Educator of Year award, American Society Aerospace Education, 1980, Technology Leadership award University Minnesota Alumni Associates, 1993, Public Service award National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1991, von Karman medal Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, 1980, Wright Brothers Lectureship Aeronautics American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1997, Guggenheim medal, 2005, Outstanding Achievement award University Minnesota, 2007., Sylvanus Reed award, 2010.