In the academy
National Academy of Engineering members

In addition to Richard Stegemeier, PetE'50, 10 other S&T alumni have been elected into the National Academy of Engineering. They include his brother,   George L. Stegemeier , PetE'52, who was chosen for his contributions to oil recovery methods and his process for remediating contaminated soils.

Other alumni in the NAE are:

 • David Ed Crow, ME'66, PhD ME'72, for his work in gas turbine engine design for aircraft

• Delbert Day, CerE'58, for his development of glass microspheres to treat liver cancer

• Farouk El-Baz, MS GGph'61, PhD GGph'64, for selecting the landing sites for the Apollo missions and pioneering methods of discovering subsurface freshwater

 • Sidney J. Green, ME'59, for developments in rock mechanics and deep-drilling technology

 • Gene H. Haertling, CerE'54, for developing electronic ceramic materials used in cell phones, military equipment, cameras and other products

 • Robert C. Hansen, EE'49, for his contributions to the understanding of electromagnetic near-fields and small antennas

• George Mueller, EE'39, for his contributions to electronic systems engineering in the NASA space program

 • Peter W. Sauer, EE'69, for his contributions to power engineering modeling and analysis, and for leadership in teaching and research

 • Larry F. Thompson, PhD Chem'70, for his work to advance electron-beam-resistant materials and technology for microlithography and related applications.