Bellamy, John C. (John Cremer)

John C. Bellamy (d. 2005) graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.A. in Civil Engineering in1936 and an M.A. in Physics from the University of Wisconsin. He was an engineer on the Heart Mountain Project, and then a consultant for the U.S. Air Force throughout World War II. From 1947-1960 he was a research engineer for the Cook Electric Research Company's research laboratories. He was a University of Wyoming professor in the College of Engineering from 1960-1981 and president of the University's Natural Resources Research Institute. His research in atmospheric sciences earned many research grants for the University's College of Engineering. He was on the board of Wyoming Electrodata Corporation and the Wyoming Industrial Development Corporation. He researched atmospheric water resources, weather patterns, and telemetry radar systems in Wyoming. His research in nuclear radioactivity enabled him to advise the El Paso Natural Gas Company on their environmental statement on the Wagon Wheel Project in 1972. Among his inventions are a sonic anenometer and an instrument to measure barometric pressure in an airplane. He also developed special surveying procedures and mapping devices.