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Numrich, Susan Kathleen was born on August 6, 1946 in New York City. Daughter of Emil Jargosch and Ethel M. (Mimnaugh) Numrich.
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Susan Kathleen Numrich, American Research physicist, educator. Achievements include patent for calibration method for acoustical scattering; pioneered massively parallel solutions for complex wave phenomena (IMACS computational acoustics); development of method for separation of specular and elastic portions of echo from submerged elastic body.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Trinity College, Washington, 1967; Master of Arts in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, American U., 1979; postdoctoral certified in engineering, Cambridge (England) University, 1987.
Career
Nuclear scattering physicist linear accelerator branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1967-1970;
research physicist on acoustics and propagation, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1970-1979;
research physicist physical acoustics branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1979-1986;
research physics executive staff, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1988-1989;
supervisory research physicist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1990-1992;
head advanced information technical branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1992. Lecturer computer science Catholic U. American, Washington, since 1979, Trinity College, 1980-1982. Chairman ad hoc study group on modeling and simulation Technology Cooperative Program United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, since 1994.
Member executive steering committee for modeling and simulation Assistant Secretary of the Navy (R & D and acquisition), Washington, since 1994. Numerous presentations in field. Guest lecturer U. Le Havre, France, 1986-1987, U. Paris., 1986-1987,numerous others.
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Membership
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery, Acoustical Society American (secretary District of Columbia chapter 1987-1990, president-elect 1991-1992, president 1992-1993), Association for Women in Science, Women in Science and Engineering, Sigma Xi (secretary 1984-1986,vice president 1989, president 1989-1990), Sigma Pi Sigma, Kappa Gamma Pi, Phi DeltaGamma.
