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PETER STAUDHAMMER
Pages 290-295

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... Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 290 3/23/10 3:42:41 PM
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... Under Peter's leadership, TRW's Central Research Laboratories created a plasma-based isotope-separation process and applied it to separating uranium and several transition metal isotopes, including palladium, which is now used for prostate cancer therapy. He directed a broad range of research 291 Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 291 3/23/10 3:42:41 PM
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... In 1986, Peter was named vice president and general manager of TRW's Defense Projects Division, where his responsibilities included managing classified programs of great national importance involving systems with both space and ground segments. He was also the first leader of the TRW Center for Automotive Technology, which applied space and defense capabilities to advancing automotive product development.
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... His father, a survivor of seven years in a Siberian prisoner of war camp during World War I, knew firsthand the consequences of "liberation" by the Red Army. Therefore, as the Russian army approached Hungary in 1944, the family left, amid tanks and bombs, for the relative safety of Austria.
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... Section peer committees evaluate and make candidate recommendations to the NAE Committee on Membership. Peter's leadership led to an appointment on the NAE Membership Policy Committee from 2003 to 2005, and subsequently to his becoming a member of the Committee on Membership from 2004 to 2007.
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... At his home in Lake Arrowhead, he enjoyed boating, water skiing, and working in his woodshop. A devoted family man, he took pride in helping his six children achieve success, and he strove to instill in his grandchildren imagination and the quest for knowledge.
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