Background
Rossow, Vernon John was born on July 22, 1926 in Danbury, Iowa, United States. Son of Christian Frederick William and Bertha Katherine (Jansen) Rossow.
Rossow, Vernon John was born on July 22, 1926 in Danbury, Iowa, United States. Son of Christian Frederick William and Bertha Katherine (Jansen) Rossow.
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1947. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Michigan, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1957.
Research scientist National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics/National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, California, 1949—1963. Assistant chief Theoretical branch National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963—1970, staff scientist, 1970—1980, senior scientist, since 1980, member research advisory committee on fluid mechanics Washington, 1963—1969. Consultant Bio-Controls Inc., San Francisco, 1969—1972.
With United States Navy, 1944-1946.
Sunday School teacher Lutheran Church, Los Altos, California, since 1949. Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate. Member technical committee on plasmadyn 1967-1968).
Member: American Helicopter Society, American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society.
Married Ruth Ellen Hartwell, August 21, 1948. Children: Ellen, Elise, Matthew, Heidi.