Frank Leslie Wattendorf

Background

Wattendorf, Frank Leslie was born on May 23, 1906 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frank Michael and Helen Ruth (Hurley) Wattendorf.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1928. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2028. Postgraduate, University Gottingen, 2028.

Postgraduate, Aachen Technology Institute, 2029. Doctor of Philosophy with magna cum laude, California Institute of Technology, 1933.

Career

Guggenheim research fellow California Institute of Technology, 1930—1934. Chief research engineer Metropolitan Water District, Hydraulic Research Laboratories, 1934—1936. Professor aeronautical engineering Peiping, 1936—1938.

Director wind tunnels Wright Field, Ohio, 1939—1945. Civilian chairman planning group Arnold Engineering Development Center, 1945—1950, deputy chief, science advisory, air engineering development division, 1950—1952. Director advisory group aeronautical research and development Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development-North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Paris, 1952—1963, vice chairman, 1963—1968, honorary vice chairman, since 1968.

Aerospace consultant Washington, since 1968.

Achievements

• Frank Leslie Wattendorf has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Royal Aeronautical Society Engineering, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, General Assembly Von Karman Institute (Belgium), Deutsche Gesellschaft der Luft und Raumfahrt, Association Franc ais Technique de l'Ae ronautique et de l'Espace, Air Force Association, American Physical Society, International Council Aeronautical Sciences.

Connections

Married Glenn Rogers, January 11, 1941. 1 child Roger Frank.

Father:

Frank Michael Wattendorf

Mother:

Helen Ruth (Hurley) Wattendorf

Spouse:

Glenn Rogers

child:

Roger Frank Wattendorf