Background
Carhart, Homer Walter was born on May 21, 1914 in Orange, California, United States. Son of Walter D. and Ethel (Shepherd) Carhart.
Carhart, Homer Walter was born on May 21, 1914 in Orange, California, United States. Son of Walter D. and Ethel (Shepherd) Carhart.
Bachelor of Science, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1934. Master of Arts, University South Dakota, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, University Maryland, 1939.
LD (honorary), Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, 2007.
Assistant professor, Gallaudet College, Washington, 1939-1942;
research chemist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1942-1952;
head fuels branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1952-1970;
head chemical dynamics branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1970-1986;
director Navy Technology Center for Safety and Survivability, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1986-1994;
senior scientist emeritus, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1994. Member secretary of treasurer Blue Ribbon Committee on Tanker Hazards, 1962-1963. United States Navy member, delegate American, British, Canada, and Australian Quadripartite Coms. on Fuels, 1964-1994.
Member United States Navy Working Group in Submarine Atmosphere Control,1966-1971. Member National Academy Sciences/National Research Council Committee on Hazardous Materials, 1966-1975, chairman Elec. Hazards Panel, 1966-1975, chairman Electrostatics Panel, 1969-1975, chairman industrial hazards committee, 1982-1989.
Fire panel member, special consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo 204 (Fatal) Fire Review Board, 1967. Member executive group, director Navy laboratories Planning Panel for Enhanced Aircraft Carrier Survivability, 1967-1968. Chairman United States Navy Panel on Hydrogen as a Potential Fuel, 1973, United States Navy Inter-laboratories Committee on Pers.
Administration, 1973-1975. Chairman director Navy laboratories Advanced Technology Objectives Working Group for Fire Research, 1973-1976. Member Coordinating Research Council Diesel Committee, 1950-1966.
Chairman Ignition Quality Investigation Group, 1956-1966, Compression Ignition Advisory Group, 1960-1965. Chairman Aviation Fuel Safety Task Force (Advisory to Federal Aviation Administration), 1974-1976. Chairman NAS/National Research Council Committee on Industrial Hazards, 1982-1989.
Member Department of Labor Joint Soviet/American Task Force on Safety in the Chemical Industry, 1991.
Member American Chemical Society (alternate councilor 1954-1956), Chemical Society Washington (manager 1953, member committee on relations and status committee 1954, chairman budget committee 1957, chairman education committee 1965-1966, chairman long range planning committee 1967-1970), Combustion Institute (charter), United States Naval Institute, Naval Submarine League, Surface Navy Association, Navy League United States, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Married Julia M. Holzapfel, June 15, 1940. Children: Martha Jean, David Henry.