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Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Married: Children: Education: Positions: Committees: January 1991 CURRICULA VITAE N C Gerson October 15, 1915 Boston, Massachusetts Sareen R. Epstein, August 26, 1945 Donald F., Stanton L., Richard K., Martha B., Stephanie L. B.S. Physics, Magna cum Laude, University Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR, 1944 M.S. Physics, New York University., New York, NY, 1948 1938 - 46 1946 - 48 1948 - 55 1965 - 68 1968 - 70 1970 - 91 1948 - 51 1948 - 51 1949 - 52 1952 1953 - 57 1953 - 57 1953 - 55 Technical Investigations Section, U.S. Weather Bureau Asst. LF Loran Evaluation, Watso…

Publications: Field Experience: Overall Career: Accomplishments: 1955 - 58 1954 - 58 1955 - 58 1954 - 55 1956 1956 1959 - 60 1960 - 65 1966 - 69 1968 - 70 January 1991 Vice Chairman, Arctic Committee, USNC for IGY Member, Ionospheric Panel; Rocket and Space Panel, USNC for IGY Chairman, Advertising Committee, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Assigned by AGU to negotiate with Merle Tuve for transfer of Jour Geophys Research from Carnegie Inst Washington to AGU Department of Defense, Washington, DC National Academy of Sciences, Washington Lincoln Laboratory, MIT, Lexington, Mass Advanced Researc…

January 1991 Watson Laboratory, USAAF Assisted in evaluations of 180 kHz experimental Loran electronic navigational system in SW Canada; subsequently implemented globally as LF Loran. Responsible for calibration and acceptable operation of all field sites in Canada and Alaska--from 45 degrees north to beyond arctic circle. Completed first analysis of natural LF noise intensities in the subarctic. AF Cambridge Research Center, USAF Established and directed Ionospheric Physics Laboratory of AFCRL. Reoriented USAF “radio propagation research” from statistical studies of intensity variations on po…

January 1991 Concerned with magnetospheric-ionospheric interactions, future of ionospheric research, influence of ionospheric dynamics on operational systems, improvement of practical systems affected by the ionosphere. Meritorious Civilian Service Award, Dept. of Defense Antarctic Medal, National Science Foundation Exceptional Civilian Service Award, Dept. of Defense Fifty Year Federal Service Award, President Bush Letters of Commendation: Vice Adm Bobby R Inman, USN, D/Dir CIA Lt Gen Lincoln D Faurer, USAF, Dir NSA Director, Communications Security Establishment Howard E Rosenblum, D/Dir, Re…

Some Experiences January 1991 Dr. D. W. Bronk, President, National Acad Science Sept 1957 I have been sent to both the Arctic and Antarctic, and have worked (on TDY) within 700 km of the North Pole a total of 2 years. In Antarctica I slipped on an icy hillside and slid 3000 ft. free fall to the bottom. On another occasion my weasel stalled on a very steep icy path. I parked and carried the 75 lb dummy load cross country uphill 200 yds through knee deep ice encrusted snow. The flight “to the ice” from New Zealand was unusual; a forward hatch unexpectedly opened and discharged a liferaft which a…

La Physique au Canada 3 Collaboration in Geophysics — Canada and the United States 1948-1955 by N.C. Gerson 877 Oakdale Circle, Millersville, MD, 21108 1. Introduction It may be of interest to outline the actions that led to an era of material advances in geophysics in North America in the 1950’s. Some of these arose from a conscious attempt to harness talent and to strive towards advancing the frontiers of knowledge in upper atmospheric physics. To accomplish this end one vital aspect was the establishment of a stimulating environment for research. Only in this fashion could a cadre of knowle…

ee ee eee 4 Physics in Canada Memorandum written by Notes on Special Trip by Air, Norman Wells to Yellowknife, NWT, Beachcraft #1396, leaving Norman Wells 1000 hours 4 Dec./46 (temperature Norman Wells - 48 degrees below zero). Crew Captain — S/L Sanderson, CO#6 Comm. Fit; Co-Pilot — F/O L. Bell #6 Comm. Fit; Aircraft Mechanic — LAC N. Zanusse; Passengers — F/L J.H. Gidman, Mr. S. Gerson (U.S. — Canadian Loran Expert), LAC Melanson (Chef.) After take-off at Norman Wells, we headed on course accord- ing to flight plan for Yellowknife direct, non-stop. After 1% hours flying, we ran into zero vis…

physics, rain size distribution, and associated topics. AFCRL would supply a radar and furnish funding. McKinley, Marshall and Cullwick were enthusiastic. McKinley wanted an additional radar for NRC so that he could expand his radar studies of meteors. (1 agreed.) Currie thought that the radar observations might (could?) fail and seemed reluctant to agree. On this point we decided to review the matter the next working day after everyone had had a chance to think things over. Marshall was delighted and accepted on the spot. (The radar for McGill was of the nodding type, called the “tipsy nine’?…