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JACK E. CERMAK
Pages 61-66

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From page 62...
... J.E. Cermak -- scientist, teacher, and engineer -- are an embodiment of this evolutionary process for the newly recognized field of wind engineering." Jack's pioneering research resulted in the development of unique wind tunnel facilities capable of simulating motion in the atmospheric boundary layer near the surface.
From page 63...
... By 1954 he had designed and built his first large boundary layer wind tunnel. In 1954–1955 he accepted the position of John McMullen Scholar in Engineering Mechanics at Cornell University, where he completed his PhD in 1959.
From page 64...
... In 1988 the National Society of Professional Engineers selected the CSU Fluid Dynamics and Diffusion Laboratory for its Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award. In 1999 the CSU wind tunnels were selected by the Engineering News-Record as one of 125 outstanding engineering innovations between 1874 and 1999.
From page 65...
... He also served as a nominator and reference for new NAE members and as a member of NRC advisory and review panels as well as state and national committees. Some of the first wind engineering tests in the CSU wind tunnels were for the World Trade Center in New York City and Candlestick Park south of San Francisco.
From page 66...
... I believe that the order found in natural events, as revealed by scientific investigation, can someday become man ifest in the behavior of man. Ultimately, through persistent and directed effort, I am confident that man will integrate religion, science, and technology to achieve harmony of man with man, and man with the environment.


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