Air Force Materials & Manufacturing History
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George Peterson and Friends at the Greene in the Summer of 2014
Back row:
Jack Henderson, Dave Dickson, Bob Rapson, Jim Whitney, Larry Bidwell, Bob Neff, Bill Woody, John Williamson, Jim Mattice.
Sitting:
Bob Crane, Merrill Minges, George Peterson, Warren Johnson, Dick Engman
Contributed by Merrill Minges
Technical Meeting at Undisclosed Location - 1990
Left to right:
Gordon Griffith, Patrick Hemenger, Gary Waggoner, Charles Strecker, Bill Woody, Bob Denison, John Spears, Bob Crane (on Wanted poster), GaryKepple, Lyle Riffee, George Schmitt
The Original Advanced Composites ADP Team, ca 1965
Forest Hills Country Club, Indiana, 2004
A favorite memory of our friend Roger
Bob Rapson, Mickey McCabe, Warren Johnson, Roger Griswold
Contributed by Bob Rapson
Photos from the ML new facility dedication events in 1975.
Top left: Dorothy Shepard and colleagues at the awards banquet. Dorothy was the first recipient of the Laboratory Support award.
Top center: Bob Guyton, founder of UTC.
Top right: Secretary of the AF, Walter LaBurge, event speaker.
Bottom left and center: George Peterson at the picnic before and after undertaking his other duties as assigned in the dunking tank.
Bottom right: Some young fellow with a 1970s portable video recorder.
Contributed by Merrill Minges
Around the 1985 time period, this was the annual ManTech Christmas party, sponsored that year by the Metals Branch (shown). The theme was "Mash," from the TV show.
Left to right: Bruce Rasmussen, Ed Wheeler, Ken Kojola, Veronica Bloemer/Gunther, Lee Kennard, Kathy Stevens, Walt Griffith, Lee Gulley, Unknown, Unknown, John Williamson, Sylvester Lee, Unknown, Unknown.
Contributed by John Williamson
A visit to TRW, Cleveland by George Peterson and several other ML personnel.
Left to right: George Peterson, Lee Kennard, TRW Man, John Williamson, Gail Eichelman, Ken Love, TRW Man, Vince DiBenedetto, Charlie Anderson, TRW Man, Jim Ray, TRW Man.
Contributed by John Williamson
MLI Technical Operations Office - 1992
First Row (left to right): Doris Butler, Carol Veness, John Williamson, Sue Kirchoff
First Row: Frank Borasz, Bob Ondercin, Robert Donat, Gary Kepple, Jim Mullineaux
Contributed by John Williamson
Nonmetallic Materials Division - October 1970
Contributed by Kathy Falenski
Front Row: Juanita M. Timm, Joyce A. Whiteaker, Gladys Higgins,
Bernice G. Siney, Robert E.Brocklehurst, Leo F. Salzberg, T. V. Matthews,
Mary H. Hoover, Judith A. Streiff, Linda A. Doctor
Second Row: Freeman F. Bentley, Gordon H. Griffith, Wilbert R. Powell,
Charles D. Houston, John C. Olson, William L. Baun, 1/Lt Henry A. Wells,
Lee D. Smithson
Third Row: Capt Martin A. Berwick, Harold J. Garrett, William J. Crawford, Conrad M. Phillipi, Paul W. Dimiduk, David W. Fischer, 2/Lt Frank E. Seaman
Fourth Row: Hyman Marcus, Donald F. Stevenson, Dr. Patrick M. Hemenger, Capt Bruce J.Pierce, 1/Lt Rudolph A. Champa, Capt Arthur L. Robinson,
2/Lt Raymond J. Burek, Dr. Howard A. Tanner
Fifth Row: Robert M. Van Vliet, Donald J. Evans, Dr. Melvin C. Ohmer,
1/Lt Russell J. Callahan, Dr. Robert J. Spry, Neil T. McDevitt,
Dr. Herbert M. Rosenburg
Sixth Row: 1/Lt Walter W. Adams, Lt Col David J. Iden,
Maj Charles E.Ehrenfried, 1/Lt Michael V. Turner, Robert L. Hickmott,
Denver Hale, Donald E. Holsapple, Dr. Emile Rutner
Absent: Dr. Daniel S. Dyer, James H. Muntz, Marry T. Ryan,
William G. D. Frederick, Dr. G. Edward Kuhl, Dr. Vincent Donlan,
2/Lt Grover T. Surratt, Capt. Thomas C. Finley, Alan K. Hopkins,
Major Ronald Prater, Roger E. Rondeau, Gerald L. Haury, Robert A. Winn, Capt Thomas E. Joyce, Dr. Edmond Rolinski
Materials Physics Division - 7 October 1970
Contributed by Melvin Ohmer
Front Row Row: David Walch, Melvin Ohmer, Capt Kenneth Bradley, David Brown, Frank Madarasz. Frank Szmulowicz, Richard Harris, George Miner
Back Row: Maj Orven Swanson, Gene Soltis, Lt John Rome, Capt Thomas Chandler, Steven Smith, William Mitchel, Robert Burke, Patrick Hemenger, Charles D. Houston, John C. Olson, William L. Baun, 1/Lt Henry A. Wells, Lee D. Smithson
Individuals Participating in the AFML Silicon Based IR Detector Research Program 1980
Contributed by Melvin Ohmer
Seated: Peter Kosel, Melvin Ohmer, Patrick Hemenger, Frank Szmulowicz, David Fischer, John Detrio
Row 2: Angie McPherson, Visitor, Uma Ramabadren, Donald Dorsey, Visitor, Chris Hegde, Gail Brown, Paul von Richter, 2/Lt Richard Fletcher, Timothy Peterson
Row 2: 1/Lt Myan Shaw, David Zelmon, John Zetts, Steven Smith, Eman Martens, Rand Biggers, William Mitchel, AFIT Student, Ron Perrin
Individuals Participating in the AFML Non Linear Optical Materials and Gallium Arsenide Programs 1993
Contributed by Melvin Ohmer
1970
Dr. G. Edward Ruhl, Dr. Melvin C. Ohmer
Physics Division Superconductivity
Research Station, Bldg 433
1973
Dr. Patrick Hemenger
operating ultra-fast Hall Effect measurement facility
Dr. Melvin Ohmer
In the photo the Project Forecast II logo on the cup recalls the nonlinear laser crystal, ZnGeP2 program initiated by Forecast II, which provides protection from surface-to-air missiles for aircraft. The lab coat symbols, described in the adjacent photo, were embroided initially by his mother and subsequently by his wife.
1971
Dr. Marr, USAF Chief Scientist
Dr. G. Edward K. Ruhl (middle)
Dr. Melvin C. Ohmer (right)
Cleary Award Recognition for
paper on superconductivity. First second place recognition in Laboratory history
1980
Dr. Gail J. Brown
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer Facility
Gail is an AFRL Fellow and Fellow of the American Physical Society.
She was widely recognized as a role model for women who wished to become scientists
An AFRL Fellow and long-time leader of WUD48 and its precursors, Mel Ohmer was a Charter member of the VHSIC Technology Evaluation Team. The lab coat embroidery is significant: the left lower side is a coating design for the ALL window; the upper left is a superconductor hysteresis loop calculated from the Ohmer, Wollan, Larson (OWL) model; the lower right side is a symbol of the X-levels discovered during infrared detector research; the CMOS/SOS button represents work on radiation hard chip sets for space.
Contributed by Melvin Ohmer
Front Row 3rd, 4th, 5th: Marie Hughes, Julius Teres, Walt Conrardy
Second Row: Merrill Minges, Gary Denman, Barry Emrich, Lt. John Koning, Clarence Pratt, Sid Childers (at the far end)
Third Row: Clay Harmsworth, Bill Williams
Fourth Row 2nd, 3rd, 4th: Nate Tupper, Vince Russo, Marv Knight
Top Row 2nd, 3rd, 4th: Al Olevich, Howard Zoeller, Benny Cohen (Mr. Corrosion)
Application (Systems Support) Division - 1966
Contributed by Merrill Minges
First Row: D. Johnson, T.D. Cooper, I. Perlmutter, H.M. Burte, Maj. J.P.
Kershaw, W.G. Ramke, C.L. Lynch, G.E. Sheets
Second Row: K.L. Kojola, S. Inouye, Lt. R.R. Simpson, Capt. R.E. Tressler, K.S. Mazdiyasni, E.M. Carter, Capt. R.J. Sajdak
Third Row: S.O. David, Capt. T.L. Moore, L.R. Bidwell, G.R. Atkins, V.J. Marbury, F. Raleigh, W.H. Reimann, F.G. Ostermann, H.L. Gegel
Fourth Row: P.L.Hendricks, H.J. Middendorp, R. Crane, J.K. Elbaum
Fifth Row: C.R. Underwood, R.R. Rowand, H.L. Stevens, L.D. Parsons, J.J. Krochmal, H.K. Pickens, J. Halldorson, O.O. Srp, R.F. Geisendorfer, S.C. Chattoraj
Sixth Row: R.T. Dolloff, J.D. Latva, K. Liggins, T.M.F. Ronald, J.A. Hall
Seventh Row: Lt. B.E. Kibbey, A.W. Brisbane, N.M. Geyer, Cape. L.R. Gulley, J.R. Fenter, P.J. Bates, B. Thomas, K.D. Shimmin, C.M. Pierce, Lt. G.C. Hite
Eighth Row: R. Ruh, J.W. Poynter, A. Adair, J.A. Holloway, Lt. J. Bohlen, Lt. B.R. Collins, J.P. Henderson, D.J. Deye
Ninth Row: Lt. J.C. Sikra, Maj. J.E. Lawson, Capt. J.L. Edwards, M.J. Sever, T. Nicholas, W.L. Shelton, Capt. L.A. Jacobson, D.I.G. Jones, F.W. Vahldiek
Metals and Ceramics Division - 1969
Contributed by Terry Ronald