James Lothar Lauer

Background

Lauer, James Lothar was born on August 2, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Max and Friederike (Rappaport) Lauer. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1943.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Temple University, 1942; Master of Arts, Temple University, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1948; postgraduate, University of California, San Diego, 1964-1965.

Career

Scientist, Sun Oil Corporation, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, 1944-1952; spectroscopist, Sun Oil Corporation, 1952-1964; senior scientist, Sun Oil Corporation, 1965-1977; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1952-1955; lecturer, U. Delaware, 1952-1958; research fellow mechanic engineering, University of California, San Diego, 1964-1965; research professor mechanic engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1978-1985; professor mechanic engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1985-1993; professor mechanic engineering emeritus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, since 1993; research science Center Magnetic Recording Research, University of California, San Diego, 1993-1995; visiting scholar applied mechanics and engineering science, University of California, San Diego, since 1995. Senior faculty summer research fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Research Center, 1986, 87. Vis.prof. Center for Magnetic Recording Research, University of California, San Diego, 1991.

Consultant Digital Equipment Corporation, since 1992, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Research Center, since 1993.

Achievements

• James Lothar Lauer has been listed as a noteworthy physicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Penn Wynne Civic Association, 1959—1977, Country Knolls Civic Association, 1978—1993. Fellow: Institute Physics (United Kingdom). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science (life), Optical Society of America (emeritus), Society Applied Spectroscopy, American Physical Society (emeritus), American Chemical Society (emeritus), Materials Research Society, Sigma Chi.

Connections

Married Stefanie Dorothea Blank, September 4, 1955. Children: Michael, Ruth.

Father:

Max Lauer

Mother:

Friederike (Rappaport) Lauer

Spouse:

Stefanie Dorothea Blank

child:

Ruth Lauer

child:

Michael Lauer