Robert Alan FroschFREng[1] (May 22, 1928 – December 30, 2020) was an American scientist who was the fifth administrator of NASA. He was the administrator from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter administration.
Magnetic hyperfine structure in diatomic molecules(1952)
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Born in New York City, Frosch was educated in the public school system in The Bronx. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in theoretical physics at Columbia University.[2]
Between September 1951 and August 1963, Frosch worked as a research scientist and director of research programs for Hudson Laboratories of Columbia University in Dobbs Ferry, New York, an organization under contract to the Office of Naval Research. Until 1953, he worked on problems in underwater sound, sonar, oceanography, marine geology, and marine geophysics. Frosch was first associate and then director of the laboratories, where he managed 300 employees, two ocean-going research vessels, and a $3.5 million annual budget for fundamental research and engineering. During this period he was also technical director of Project Artemis, a very large experimental active sonar system development.
In September 1963, Frosch went to Washington, D.C., to work with the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in the U.S. Department of Defense, serving as director for nuclear test detection (Project VELA), and then as deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency, sharing responsibility for managing a $270 million per year program of research and development. In July 1966 he became Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development, responsible for all Navy programs of research, development, engineering, test and evaluation averaging $2.5 billion annually. From January 1973 to July 1975, Frosch served as assistant executive director of the United Nations Environmental Program. With the rank of assistant secretary general of the United Nations, he was responsible for substantive global program activities of the United Nations system and other international activities related to environment matters.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development meets the Commanding Officer of Naval Undersea Warfare Station.
While at NASA, Frosch was responsible for overseeing the continuation of the development effort on the Space Shuttle program. During his tenure, the project underwent testing of the first orbiter, Enterprise, at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in southern California.
Frosch left NASA with the change of administrations in January 1981 to become vice president for research at the General Motors Research Laboratories. In 1985, he was the recipient of the Maurice Holland Award from the Industrial Research Institute for a paper published in IRI's journal, Research Management.[3] In 1996, his leadership at GM was recognized once more by IRI with the presentation of their official Medal. After retiring, he remained active in scientific and technical policy activities; as a senior research fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and a guest investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robert A Frosch news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert Alan Frosch FREng 1 May 22 1928 December 30 2020 was an American scientist who was the fifth administrator of NASA He was the administrator from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter administration Robert Alan Frosch5th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationIn office June 21 1977 January 20 1981PresidentJimmy CarterPreceded byJames C FletcherSucceeded byJames M BeggsPersonal detailsBorn 1928 05 22 May 22 1928New York CityDiedDecember 30 2020 2020 12 30 aged 92 South Hadley Massachusetts U S Alma materColumbia University BS MA PhD AwardsIRI Medal 1996 IEEE Founders Medal 2001 FREng 1 1989 Scientific careerFieldsTheoretical PhysicsInstitutionsARPAUnited Nations Environmental ProgramNASAThesisMagnetic hyperfine structure in diatomic molecules 1952 Biography editBorn in New York City Frosch was educated in the public school system in The Bronx He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in theoretical physics at Columbia University 2 Between September 1951 and August 1963 Frosch worked as a research scientist and director of research programs for Hudson Laboratories of Columbia University in Dobbs Ferry New York an organization under contract to the Office of Naval Research Until 1953 he worked on problems in underwater sound sonar oceanography marine geology and marine geophysics Frosch was first associate and then director of the laboratories where he managed 300 employees two ocean going research vessels and a 3 5 million annual budget for fundamental research and engineering During this period he was also technical director of Project Artemis a very large experimental active sonar system development In September 1963 Frosch went to Washington D C to work with the Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA in the U S Department of Defense serving as director for nuclear test detection Project VELA and then as deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency sharing responsibility for managing a 270 million per year program of research and development In July 1966 he became Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development responsible for all Navy programs of research development engineering test and evaluation averaging 2 5 billion annually From January 1973 to July 1975 Frosch served as assistant executive director of the United Nations Environmental Program With the rank of assistant secretary general of the United Nations he was responsible for substantive global program activities of the United Nations system and other international activities related to environment matters nbsp Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development meets the Commanding Officer of Naval Undersea Warfare Station While at NASA Frosch was responsible for overseeing the continuation of the development effort on the Space Shuttle program During his tenure the project underwent testing of the first orbiter Enterprise at NASA s Dryden Flight Research Center in southern California He was appointed an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1989 1 Frosch left NASA with the change of administrations in January 1981 to become vice president for research at the General Motors Research Laboratories In 1985 he was the recipient of the Maurice Holland Award from the Industrial Research Institute for a paper published in IRI s journal Research Management 3 In 1996 his leadership at GM was recognized once more by IRI with the presentation of their official Medal After retiring he remained active in scientific and technical policy activities as a senior research fellow at the Kennedy School of Government Harvard University and a guest investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Frosch died in South Hadley Massachusetts on December 30 2020 at the age of 92 after a long illness 4 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert A Frosch Portions of this article are based on public domain text from NASA a b c List of Fellows Frosch Robert Alan 1952 Magnetic hyperfine structure in diatomic molecules Ph D Columbia University OCLC 35805315 via ProQuest Frosch Robert A R amp D Choices and Technology Transfer Research Management Vol 27 No 3 May June 1984 pp 11 14 Robert A Frosch Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Retrieved January 3 2022 External links editOral history interview transcript with Robert Frosch on 10 July 1981 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library amp Archives Session I Oral history interview transcript with Robert Frosch on 23 July 1981 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library amp Archives Session II Oral history interview transcript with Robert Frosch on 19 August 1981 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library amp Archives Session III Oral history interview transcript with Robert Frosch on 15 September 1981 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library amp Archives IV Oral history interview transcript with Robert Frosch on 6 October 1981 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library amp Archives V Oral history interview transcript with Robert Frosch on 28 May 1998 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library amp ArchivesGovernment officesPreceded byJames C Fletcher NASA Administrator1977 1981 Succeeded byJames M Beggs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert A Frosch amp oldid 1167091951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
