Howard Emmons
- Born: August 30, 1912 (Morristown, New Jersey)
- Died: November 20, 1998
Education
- 1933: ME, Stevens Institute of Technology
- 1935: MS, Stevens Institute of Technology
- 1938: ScD, Harvard University (Engineering)
Major Positions
- 1937–1939: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Research Engineer
- 1939–1940: University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- 1940–1983: Harvard University, Assistant Professor to Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- 1983–1998: Harvard University, Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Other Positions
- 1957–1958: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hunsaker Visiting Professor
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1940–1978: Consultant, Pratt and Whitney
- 1940–1955: Consultant, Ballistics Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, United States Army
- 1946–1952: Consultant, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, United States Navy
- 1949–1955: Member, Advisory Board, Naval Ordnance Test Station, United States Navy
- 1956–1973: Member, Fire Research Committee, National Academy of Sciences
- 1960–1971: Member, Space Science Technology Panel, Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President
- 1970–1974: Chair, Massachusetts Science and Technology Foundation
- 1974–1975: Member, Massachusetts Nuclear Safety Commission
- 1979–1985: Member, Gas Centrifuge Theory Consulting Group
- 1981–1983: Chair, National Engineering Laboratory, National Bureau of Standards
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Harvard University Archives, Pusey Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
