Lawrence Alfred Schmid

Background

Schmid, Lawrence Alfred was born on March 11, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter and Mildred (Lawrence)Schmid.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1949. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1951, Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics, 1953.

Career

Assistant professor physics Michigan State University, 1953-1959. Research physicist Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1959-1980. Research physicist Thermophysics division National Institute Standards and Technology, Washington, 1980-1985, guest scientist, 1985.

Achievements

• Lawrence Alfred Schmid has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Achievements include patent in Temperature-Controllable Heat Valve.

Connections

Married Ursula East. Hollwig, June 30, 1962.

Father:

Walter Schmid

Mother:

Mildred (Lawrence)Schmid

Spouse:

Ursula East. Hollwig