Rosenblum, Louis

Louis Rosenblum (b. 1923) was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Public School 199 (1929-1935); Yeshiva of Flatbush (1935-1937); James Madison High School (1937-1941); and Brooklyn College (1941-1943). Rosenblum served in the United States Army Infantry from July 1943 to February 1946. He served in the Pacific theater, fought in the battle for Okinawa, was awarded the bronze star, and, at the conclusion of hostilities, served in the army of occupation in Japan. Returning to Brooklyn College, he graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1948 and subsequently attended Ohio State University, where in 1952 he was awarded a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. He married Evelyn Mull in 1949, and the couple had four children, Janet, Miriam, Diane, and Daniel.

Rosenblum worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1952 to 1969 as research scientist and technical manager in the areas of high-energy jet aircraft fuels and liquid metal corrosion of high temperature materials. In 1969 he was appointed Chief of the Direct Energy Conversion Division responsible for research and development of thermionics, photovoltaics, and electrochemistry. In 1977 he was appointed Chief of the Solar and Electrochemistry Division, responsible for research and development of photovoltaics and energy storage for space application and for demonstration projects of terrestrial applications of photovoltaic and electrochemical storage systems. Rosenblum retired from NASA in 1981. From 1982 to 1988 he worked as a private consultant in photovoltaic and renewable energy systems for American and international clients, including the University of Michigan, the United States Department of Justice, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United Nations Development Program.

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