Background
Gunn, Stanley Veerin was born on May 21, 1923 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Reuben Veerin and Christina (Rouwenhorst) Gunn.
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Stanley Veerin Gunn, American engineer. Decorated Bronze star United States Army; recipient Distinguished Alumni award, Michigan State University, 1962, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Rocketdyne award for Saturn Apollo Rocket Systems, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Rocketdyne, 1970, Schreiber-Spence award, University of New Mexico, 1991.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1947. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1953.
Career
Instructor and research assistant Purdue University, West Lafayette, California, 1948—1952. Program manager, nuclear thermal rocket propulsion Rocketdyne, Rockwell International, Canoga Park, 1989—1993. Senior engineer, researcher General Electric, Schnectady, New York, 1952—1953.
Senior engineer, research NAm. Aviation, Canoga Park, California, 1953—1956. Supervisor, advanced propulsion unit Rocketdyne NAm.
Aviation, 1956—1957, program manager, nuclear propulsion and o2/h2 engineer, 1957—1960. Section chief, nuclear propulsion Rocketdyne, Rockwell International, 1960—1970, program manager, laser programs, 1970—1982, program manager, fluidized coal bed combustion, 1982—1984, proram manager, free electron laser programs, 1985—1988. Member committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration PRT Programs Review, Washington District of Columbia, 2002—2003.
Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration-MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama. 1st lieutenant 1285 Combat Engineers, 9th Amry, European Theatre of Operations, 1943-1946, Germany.
Achievements
Membership
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Wyld Propulsion award 2003, Nuclear and Future Flight Propulsion award 2003), American Rocket Society (president nuclear propulsion committee 1960-1960).
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Married Doris Elaine Clonts, September 9, 1945 (deceased August 18, 1996). Married B. Lorraine Strieby Ayer, November 22, 2003. Children: Tibbi Marie, Nancy Carol, Karen Christine, Susan Katherine.
