George Eugene Bockrath

George Eugene Bockrath (February 15, 1911, in Chicago – December 2, 1998) was an aeronautical engineer and early researcher in fracture mechanics. He earned a BS in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan and began his research career as an assistant professor at The Catholic University of America in 1936.Romig, W. (1947) [https://books.google.com/books?id=lr0SAAAAIAAJ&dq=George+E+Bockrath&pg=PA24 The American Catholic Who's Who]. He later moved to Douglas Aircraft Company, carrying on work in fracture and fatigue of metals.Farahmand, B., Bockrath, G., and Glassco, J. (1997) [https://books.google.com/books?id=wuQAFbCY8w4C&q=Fatigue+and+fracture+mechanics+of+high+risk+parts Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of High-Risk Parts], Chapman & Hall. It was for work done during this period with James Glassco and Sitaram Valluri that he won the Wright Brothers Medal in 1963.