Robert Hall Loughran

Background

Loughran, Robert Hall was born on April 2, 1916 in Kingston, New York, United States. Son of Elbert and Helen (Crump) Loughran.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Pomona College, 1938; graduate, Stanford University, 1940; Master of Arts in Engineering, Chrysler Institute Engineering, 1942.

Career

Laboratory engineer, project supervisor, development engineer Chrysler Corporation, 1940-1944. Research supervisor, project engineer United Aircraft Corporation, 1944-1949. Research supervisor, research physicist Hughes Aircraft Company, 1950-1960.

Senior technical specialist, staff engineer Lockheed Propulsion Company, 1960-1963. Propulsion engineer TRW, Inc., 1963-1965. Evaluation technical engineer General Electric Company, 1966-1970.

Research engineer North America Rockwell, 1972-1974. Senior mechanical specialist Radio Corporation of America, 1974-1976. Senior mechanical engineer Hi-G Corporation, Windsor, Connecticut, 1976-1977.

Design/development engineer Chrysler Corporation, 1977-1980. Design-development engineer General Dynamics Company, Centerline, Michigan, 1980-1988.

Membership

Board managers, vice chairman Westchester (California) Young Men’s Christian Association, 1954-1960. Civil Defense community warden, Westchester, 1954-1960. Chairman of the board of trustees Pacific Presbyterian Church, 1954-1960.

Association fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member Society of Automotive Engineers (life member, aircraft activity and reliability committees), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Eleanor Griswold, February 7, 1950.

Father:

Elbert Loughran

Mother:

Helen (Crump) Loughran

Spouse:

Eleanor Griswold