Background
Burggraf, Odus Roy was born on February 27, 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Odus and Grace F. (Windle) Burggraf.
aeronautical engineering educator
Burggraf, Odus Roy was born on February 27, 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Odus and Grace F. (Windle) Burggraf.
B.Aero.E., Ohio State University, 1952. Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1955.
Aerodynamicist, Douglas Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, 1952;
assistant professor, United States Air Force Institute Technology, Dayton, Ohio., 1954-1956;
engineering specialist, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Santa Barbara, California, 1956-1959;
staff scientist, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1960-1964;
associate professor aero engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1964-1966;
professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1966-1988;
professor emeritus, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1989. Consultant Astro Research Corporation, Santa Barbara, 1959-1969. Special lecturer University.Coll., London, 1978.
Member visiting committee Engineers Council Professional Development, New York City, 1971-1976.
Served to First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Association fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (national technical committee fluid dynamics 1978-1980). Member Sigma Xi.
Married Helen Catherine Rapp, August 12, 1950. Children: Lisa Anne McCauley, Donna Lynn Wenndt, Susan Kay Caughram.