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  • Dr. Joseph Kempner
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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Friend

    Honored by:

    * Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn:
    * BSc Aeronautical Engineering, 1943
    * MSc Aeronautical Engineering, 1947
    * PhD 1950.
    * Faculty 1947-1990
    * Professor of Aerospace Engineering 1957-1990
    * Professor Emeritus 1990
    * Department Head 1966-1976
    * US Army Air Force enlisted reserve 1944-1947.
    * Research Engineer, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 1944-1947.
    * Principle investigator, contracts with Air Force Office of Scientific Research and Office of Naval Research.
    * Numerous publications
    * Citation listing:
    * Research, Poly Chapter Sigma Xi, 1973
    * Fellow, New York Academy of Science (Gold Medal 1973, aerospace engineering)
    * Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics
    * Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    * Named Outstanding Educator in America 1973, 1974, 1975.
    * Member: Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau.

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