Eugene E. Covert

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American MIT faculty member aeronautical engineer human university professor

Eugene E. Covert was an American aeronautical engineer and MIT professor who served as the chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force and was a noted expert in fluid mechanics and aerospace technology.

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instanceOf	American ⓘ MIT faculty member ⓘ aeronautical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ
affiliation	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ⓘ MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ⓘ surface form: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
areaOfExpertise	aerodynamics ⓘ flight testing ⓘ wind tunnel testing ⓘ
awardReceived	AIAA Distinguished Service Award ⓘ AIAA Ground Testing Award ⓘ AIAA von Kármán Lectureship in Astronautics ⓘ Daniel Guggenheim Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
employer	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
fieldOfWork	aeronautical engineering ⓘ aerospace engineering ⓘ aerospace technology ⓘ experimental aerodynamics ⓘ fluid mechanics ⓘ ground testing of aircraft ⓘ military aerospace systems ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ⓘ National Academy of Engineering ⓘ
notableFor	expertise in aerospace technology ⓘ expertise in fluid mechanics ⓘ leadership in U.S. aerospace research policy ⓘ service as chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force ⓘ service on national aerospace advisory committees ⓘ
notableWork	advances in aerospace testing technology ⓘ contributions to modern wind tunnel calibration techniques ⓘ research in unsteady aerodynamics ⓘ
occupation	academic ⓘ engineer ⓘ scientist ⓘ
positionHeld	advisor to U.S. government on aerospace matters ⓘ chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force ⓘ professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT ⓘ
workedOn	aerospace vehicle testing programs ⓘ development of advanced wind tunnel facilities ⓘ
workLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ

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Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster → includesMember → Eugene E. Covert ⓘ