Background
Beach, Harry Lee was born on August 16, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
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Harry Lee Beach
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Harry Lee Beach, American Mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer. Achievements include research in supersonic combustion ramjet propulsion, combustion fundamentals, computational fluid dynamics, combustion diagnostics, inlet and combuster conceptual design and testing, inlet-combustor component integration. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Air Breathing Propulsion award 1997).
Education
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University, 1966; Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Mech. Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1970.
Career
Research engineer, Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, 1970-1975; head combustion section, Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, 1975-1977; leader performance analysis group, Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, 1977-1980; assistant, Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, 1980-1981; head hypersonic propulsion branch, Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, 1981-1989; head national aerospace plane, Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, 1989-1992; deputy director, Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia, since 1992. Assistant professor Joint Institute Advanced Flight Science, George Washington University, since 1977. Adjunct Professor Christopher Newport College, since 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Air Breathing Propulsion award 1997).
Connections
Married, 1966; 3 children.
