Background
Christiansen, Walter Henry was born on December 14, 1934 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Henry and Elizabeth (Miller) Christiansen.
Christiansen, Walter Henry was born on December 14, 1934 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Henry and Elizabeth (Miller) Christiansen.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1961.
Senior scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1961-1962; senior scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1963-1967; research associate professor aero and aeronautics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1967-1970; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1970-1974; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1974; department chairman, U. Washington, since 1992. Consultant Boeing Science Research Laboratory, 1967-1969, Mathematics Sciences N.W., 1970-1985, Spectra Technology, 1985-1988, 91.
Committee member Directions for 70's Bellevue (Washington) School District, 1970. Served to captain United States Army, 1961-1963. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Pacific Northwest chapter Section award 1972).
Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Theta Xi.
Married Joan Marilyn Swisler, August 5, 1960. Children: Walter, Audrey.