Background
Bauer, Walter Herman was born on September 9, 1907 in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. Son of Philip J. and Emma M. (Herold) Bauer.
Bauer, Walter Herman was born on September 9, 1907 in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. Son of Philip J. and Emma M. (Herold) Bauer.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Oregon State College, 1929. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemical, University of Wisconsin, 1933.
June 1, 1963); children—Karen Ingeborg (Mistress Barry A. Taylor), Hans Philip, Dagny Marie (Mistress Richard Wilcox). Assistant instructor University of Wisconsin, 1929-1933, research assistant, 1933-1934. Faculty Rensselaer Polytech.
Polytechnic Institute, 1934-1972, professor physical chemical, 1948-1960, dean School Science, 1960-1972, dean emeritus, 1972-1980. Cons. industrials; special research fuels rocket launching, chemical and structure aluminum soap-hydrocarbon systems, explosive oxidation boranes and borane derivatives, rheology non-Newtonian systems.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow American Institute Chemists, American Society Testing and Materials. Member American Chemical Society, Society Rheology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Rho, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Ingeborg Marie Midelfart, December 26, 1933 (deceased. Children: Karen Ingeborg (Mistress Barry A. Taylor), Hans Philip, Dagny Marie (Mistress Richard Wilcox).
