Robert Hempstead Bushnell

Background

Bushnell, Robert Hempstead was born on May 11, 1924 in Wooster, Ohio, United States. Son of John and Dyllone (Hempstead) Bushnell.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Ohio State University, 1946. Master of Science in Physics, Ohio State University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology (University Corporation Atmospheric Research fellow), University Wisconsin, 1962.

Career

Physicist Hoover Company, Ohio, 1948—1950. Engineer Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, 1950—1956, Radio Corporation of America, New Jersey, 1957—1958. Research meteorologist National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1962—1974.

Consultant solar energy, 1974—1986. Meteorological satellite system engineer National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, since 1986. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.

Achievements

• Robert Hempstead Bushnell has been listed as a noteworthy systems engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Heating, United States Metric Association (treasurer 1975-1979), International Solar Energy Society, American Meteorological Society.

Connections

Married Martha W. Dicks, October 2, 1965. Children: Helen, Orson.

Father:

John Bushnell

Mother:

Dyllone (Hempstead) Bushnell

Spouse:

Martha W. Dicks

child:

Helen Bushnell

child:

Orson Bushnell