John C. Houbolt:

An Inventory of the John C. Houbolt Papers at the University of Illinois Archives.


Overview of the Collection
	Creator:	John C. Houbolt
	Title:	John C. Houbolt Papers
	Dates:	1932-2000
	Abstract:	The papers of John C. Houbolt include reports, notes, research files, publications, and correspondence regarding aerodynamics and aeronautics produced during Dr. Houbolt's work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
	Extent:	23.0 cubic feet
	Record Series:	26/20/117

Biography of John C. Houbolt


	Date	Event
	April 10, 1919	Born in Altoona, Iowa
	1940	Received B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois
	1942	Received M..S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois
	1942	Langley Research Center (LaRC), Structures Research Division - conducting research on stability and dynamics of aircraft structures
	1945-63	Teaching at the University of Virginia Graduate Extension Division and Virginia Technical Institute grad extension: Theory of elasticity, Elastic stability, Vibration, Aircraft Flutter, Calculus of variations and Higher mathematics
	1949	Served as an exchange research scientist at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, Hants, England for six months
	1949-61	Associate chief of the Dynamic Loads Division, LaRC-NASA - pursuing research problems in aeroelasticity in application to aircraft and space vehicles
	1956-57	Received Ph.D. in Technical Sciences from ETH (Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland)
	1961-63	Chief of the Theoretical Mechanics Division, LaRC-NASA - research on special problems of space flight (space rendezvous, communication satellites, launch vehicle dynamics, etc.)
	1963-75	Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant, Aeronautical Research Associates of Princeton, Inc. - research consulting in aeronautics and astronautics (specifically in the fields of aeroelasticity, structures, flight mechanics, system analysis, guidance and control)
	1976-85	Chief Aeronautical Scientist, LaRC-NASA
	1985	Retired from NASA

Papers of J.C. Houbolt (1919- ) Chief Aeronautical Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center (1942-1963 and 1976-1985) and Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant of Aeronautical Research Associates of Princeton, Inc. (1963-1975); B.S. (1938-1940) and M.S. (1940-1942) in Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois and Ph.D. in Technical Sciences (1956-57) from ETH (Zurich, Switzerland); taught Theory of Elasticity, Elastic Stability, Vibration, Aircraft Flutter, Calculus of Variations and Higher Mathematics at the University of Virginia; the author of over 120 technical reports and papers; served on aeronautics and space flight committees: Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development (AGARD) as a member of Structures and Materials Panel and chairman of working groups; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) as a committee member, chairman of technical sessions and coordinator of the Specialty Committees of Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials; Scientific Advisory Board of the Air Force (SAB) as chairman of several ad hoc groups. Consultant to the Air Force, Navy and Army.

This series contains class and lecture notes (1932-1942), research notebooks (ca. 1942-1980) on atmospheric turbulence, impact loads and landing dynamics, flutter, runway roughness, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) and the use of Lunar Landing Module; publications (1945-1998), talks and presentations (1948-1999) relating to acoustics, aeroelasticity, helicopter dynamics, columns plates and shells, structures and structural dynamics and aerothermoelasticity, communication satellites; professional and personal correspondence (1950's-2000), Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) drawings, awards and certificates (1928-2000), newspapers and magazines concerning NASA space projects and J.C. Houbolt's role in these projects.