Eugene E. Covert

Eugene E. Covert
Born(1926-02-06)February 6, 1926
Rapid City, South Dakota
DiedJanuary 15, 2015(2015-01-15) (aged 88)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forWind tunnel magnetic suspension systems
Rogers Commission
AwardsDaniel Guggenheim Medal (2005)
Scientific career
FieldsAerodynamics
Aeronautics
Aeronautical Engineering
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisOn some fundamentals in magneto-fluid-mechanics (1958)
Doctoral advisorMorton Finston

Eugene Edzards Covert[1] (February 6, 1926 – January 15, 2015) was an aeronautics specialist born in Rapid City, South Dakota[2][3] credited with the world's first practical wind tunnel magnetic suspension system, and was a member of the Rogers Commission. In the 1970s he was the chief scientist of the US Air Force and technical director of the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development.[4]

  1. ^ "Eugene Edzards Covert" (PDF). Biographical Data Sheet. NASA Johnson Space Center. 1998-08-12. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  2. ^ "American Men and Women of Science: The physical and biological sciences". 1982.
  3. ^ "Appointment of 12 Members of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, and Designation of the Chairman and Vice Chairman". Archives. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. 1986-02-03. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  4. ^ "Covert to receive one of aviation's highest awards". News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2009-01-12.