Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn - Polywog Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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, X 'wi CHEMISTRY Seated, left to right. Professors: Gregor, Becker, Overberger, Spoerri, Collins, Eirich. Standing, left to right. Professors: Oster, Loebl, Cohen, Pokras, Markus, Banks, Bauman, Steigman, Morawetz, Riley, Korst, Ullman, Sobel, Goodman, Frankuchen. In 1885, the scientific course at the Polytech- nic Institute of Brooklyn was subdivided at the end of the sophomore year into two categories -Engineering and Applied Chemistry. The first year in which the degree of Bachelor of Science was awarded to a chemist-was 1890, while the degree of Bachelor of Chemical En- gineering was not given until 1909. The Hrst degree of Master of Science was granted in 1902, to a chemist. There are now only a few members of the faculty who remember the last head of the com- bined department, Professor john C. Olsen. The small department as it stood through the '192O's may be described as oriented toward teaching rather than research. Events occurred between 1932 and 1935, to break this pattern and to replace it with a larger and more dynamic one. One of these was the appointment of Dr. Harry S. Rogers as Presi- dent of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. His energy and enthusiasm and his ability to choose men of stature to help him, resulted in an improvement in- the schoo1's academic con- dition. A second event was the establishment of the separate Departments of Chemistry and Chemi- cal Engineering. This division recognized the growth of both disciplines but especially that of Chemical Engineering which had occurred later than that of Chemistry. To head these new departments, strong men were appointed: Dr. Raymond E. Kirk for Chemistry and Dr. Don- ald F. Othmer for Chemical Engineering. With the support, especially of Kirk, Othmer, and Weber, Dr. Rogers moved, in the 3O's, to strengthen the Graduate Program by the es- tablishment of the Graduate Faculty and by the encouragement of Doctoral Programs. In 1955, Dr. Kirk turned over to Dr. Charles G. Gverberger the chairmanship of the Chem- istry Department while retaining the pos-ition of Dean of the Graduate School which he had held since 1944. The last twelve months have been sad ones as our school has suffered the loss of both Dr. Rogers and Dean Kirk. The twenty-five years since Dr. Rogers and Dr. Kirk came to Poly have been years of tran- sition. Due to their continuous leadership, the chemistry staff is now one of the strongest in the country. Charles G. Overberger Chairman 23

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Robert B. B. Moorman Chairman clvut ENGINEERING Front row left to right Professors: Pignataro, Stewart, Herman, Di Cicco, Veit. Back row, left to right.. J ' , , . - Professors: Moorman, Soehngen, Mikochik, Vall8rl0, Wright, C4355- The Civil Engineering Department is one of the oldest departments in the Institute having been installed in 1869 as part of the course leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1887 a separate course of Civil Engineering was set up. In 1901 the first graduate program was set up and the first degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering was given. Harry Hammond was head of the department from 1931 to 1937 when he left to become Dean of Engineering at Penn State. At the time of the installation of Dr. Harry S. Rogers as President, in 1933, the Civil En- gineering faculty totalled nine and the day and evening C.E. student enrollment approximated 35 seniors and 40 juniors. Under Professor Hammond the Department grew slowly but steadily in student enrollment, laboratory facilities, and additions to the staff. The Highway Laboratory was established the - 3 Sanltary and Hydraulic Laboratories were en- larged and some new graduate courses were in- troduced. IH 1957 Professor Edward Squire of the Class of 1910 was appointed Head of the De- Paffljllellt. During his term student enrollment continued to increase, a Photoelastic laboratory was inaugurated, new graduate courses insti- tuted and research under government sponsor- ship successfully undertaken. Keeping in PHCC with the increased student enrollment, the staif was increased to twenty-three members. ln 1951 the Summer Surveying Camp WHS set up at Cooper Union's Green Engineering Camp largely through the efforts of Dean Schalfner, Class of 1944. C.E. students are ac- tively engaged in the student branch of the A.S.C.E., the publication of 2 dePaft1FSIfta1 paper Strictly Civil andother school activities.. The Honorary Civil Engineering S0C1CfYv Chl Epsilon, was installed in 1949- I Upon the retirement of Professor Squire, DI- Rogers appointed Dr. Robert B. B. Moorma-H to head the department starting in the fall of 1957. I The big project now was the installation of the department and laboratories in the HCW buildings on jay Street. Space for all labofa' tories was enlarged and improved. The d.eParf' ment now has facilities for laboratories 19 Hydraulic, Sanitary, Highway and Soils Engl' neering as well as Photoelasticity an I grammetry. Part of the Soils Laboratorl' 15 de' voted to Geology. d Photo-

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All f 6,4 at MJ 'T ,..,..,97, warg g f if: ,.f, . ffl John G. Tfllxal Chairman Front row, left to rzgbt Professors ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - . Standing left to - V N te, Bawer, Matte, Wollcrs, Terry , Sealtidlfjfieizoggbfjaggpliessogizanign 3-sung, Panda, Ur, Hostetter, Smith, Kaplan, Chao rag ' Hunt Joyce, Blesser, Axdala, Lawrence Canavaciol Wh l , , IPP 9 Center row, left to right Professors Truxal An el D , g o, orato, Lynch, Schwartz, Whang Bell Back row, left to ngbt Professors Schxllinger, Strauss, Clarke MacLean, Macovskx, Arapakis There will be given herein a brief history of the important changes and developments occurring within the Electrical- Engineering Department during the years 1930-1958. The as developments in overall . staff, size of student body, and space facilities, with emphasis on the essential c curred. It is to be observed period begins just before Dr. pects covered will refer to operations, in curriculum, hanges which have oc- at the outset that this Harry Rogers became s about the time of his 7. It also includes the came as Visiting Profes- President in 1934, and conclude untimely death in June 195 time since Dr. Ernst Weber sor in 1931 throu h hi , g s progressive advancement to Head of the Electrical En ' ' gineering Department, and President of PIB. Perhaps the important chan 8 U' ate curricula relate to the gradual shift in emphasis from applied science and engineering to more basic ges in the under rad science and engineering. Also, there has developed 21 greater emphasis on and closer relation with mathe- matics and the physical sciences. In 1959, there were courses in forging, foundry, pattern maklng and ma' chine shop. These have all been rep1aCCd by more technical and scientific courses. , In the middle 193O's, several revisions occurred 131 which the older courses in telegr21PhY, telephony an radio were rePlaced by new basic courses in electron- ics and circuits. In 1946, a major revision took placj in which time devoted to electronics, circuits, 211 fields was increased. , . In 1956, there occurred another mfilof ffivlslgni again emphasizing basic science and engineeringii In cluding courses in transistors and magnetic alUP11 ers' The amount of time given to electrical machmerl' was also considerably reduced. LH.. ....,..:,,.,!wsttMt:fzff.,,a.....,.,,.,l.,a...,.MM . Y