Ross Gunn
- Born: May 12, 1897 (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Died: October 15, 1966 (Washington DC)
Education
- 1915–1917: Oberlin College
- 1920: BS, University of Michigan (Electrical Engineering)
- 1921: MS, University of Michigan (Physics)
- 1926: PhD, Yale University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1921–1923: United States Army, Radio Research Engineer, Army Air Service
- 1923–1927: Yale University, Instructor in Engineering
- 1927–1933: United States Navy, Assistant Superintendent, Heat and Light Division, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1927–1947: United States Navy, Research Physicist, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1933–1946: United States Navy, Superintendent, Mechanics and Electricity Division, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1944–1946: United States Navy, Superintendent, Aircraft Electrical Division, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1946–1947: United States Navy, Superintendent, Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1947–1957: United States Weather Bureau, Director, Physics Research
- 1958–1966: American University, Research Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1933–1947: United States Navy, Technical Adviser, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1940–1946: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Research Associate
- 1943–1946: United States Army-Navy Precipitation Static Project, Technical Director
- 1946–1947: United States Army-Navy Atmospheric Electricity Research Project, Technical Director
- 1947–1949: United States Air Force-Weather Bureau Cloud Physics Project, Director
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1940–1941: Member, Committee on Uranium, National Defense Research Committee
- 1941–1941: Member, Section on Uranium, Office of Scientific Research and Development
- 1951–1954: Consultant, Kettering Foundation
- 1948–1953: Member, Scientific Advisory Board, United States Air Force
- 1958–1965: Consultant, United States Atomic Energy Commission
Selected Awards and Honors
Published Resources
Philip H. Abelson, "Ross Gunn: 1897-1966", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
