Background
Adamson, Thomas Charles was born on March 24, 1924 in Cicero, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Charles and Helen Emily (Koubek) Adamson.
consultant aerospace engineering educator
Adamson, Thomas Charles was born on March 24, 1924 in Cicero, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Charles and Helen Emily (Koubek) Adamson.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1949; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1954.
Research engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1952-1954; associate research engineer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1954-1956; assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1956-1957; associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1957-1961; professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1993; professor emeritus, since 1993; department chairman aerospace engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983-1991. Chairman François-Xavier Bagnoud Aerospace Prize Board, since 1992.
With United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member Combustion Institute, American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Susan Elizabeth Huncilman, September 16, 1949. Children: Thomas Charles III, William Andros, Laura Elizabeth.