Background
Gonnerman, Harrison Frederick was born on August 24, 1885 in Dixon, Illinois, United States. Son of Conrad and Catherine (Fernau) Gonnerman.
Gonnerman, Harrison Frederick was born on August 24, 1885 in Dixon, Illinois, United States. Son of Conrad and Catherine (Fernau) Gonnerman.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineer, University of Illinois, 1908, Master of Science, 1913.
Assistant engineering experiment station, University of Illinois, 1908-1910, instructor in theoretical and applied mechanics, 1910-1914, 1st assistant, engineering experiment station, 1914-1917, research associate, 1917-1918, research assistant professor, 1918-1920, in private business, Los Angeles, California, 1920-1922. Associate engineer structural materials research laboratory Lewis Institute, and research laboratory, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1922-1927, manager research laboratory, Portland Cement Association, 1927-1946, director of research, 1947-1948, assistant to vice president for research, development, 1948-1952.
Member American Concrete Institute (director 1943-1949, president 1946, honorary. Member 1951), American Society of Civil Engineers, Western Society Engineers, American Society Testing Materials (director 1936-1939, 1949-1952), Illinois Academy of Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Psi Upsilon, Triangle.
Married Gertrude Jamison, December 23, 1911. Children: Harrison Frederick, Alice Michal.