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STANFORD S. PENNER
STANFORD S. PENNER
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After finishing high school and earning an undergraduate degree in chemistry, he joined the PhD program at the University of Wisconsin, where he worked with Farrington Daniels, at the time a well-known physicochemist. War requirements led to Sol's involvement in solid-propellant rocket engine research and, advised by Daniels, he joined the Allegany Ballistic Laboratory in West Virginia, with responsibility for a rocket test-firing range.
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Sol's initial philosophy was dominated by his belief that UCSD's seminal engineering faculty should consist of distinguished experts who would cooperate on interdisciplinary studies without departmental boundaries while simultaneously developing their own areas of expertise. In just four years he was able to attract an impressive group of faculty in fluid and solid mechanics, systems and control engineering, structures, ocean engineering, chemical engineering, bioengineering, materials science, and aerospace engineering.
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In addition to the NAE, he was a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2007 he received the NAE Founders Award "for pivotal studies on thermal radiation, propulsion, and energy systems, directing government studies, funding a university department and energy center, and training future leaders." While Sol dedicated his professional life to science and technology, he was always interested in art and the humanities.
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Penner, an educator and school director, who passed away in 2003. They are survived by son Robert Penner of Manhattan Beach, daughter Lynn Penner of San Diego, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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