1923
Born in Buffalo, New York to Samuel William and Sarah Statler.
1945
Receives a B.S. in aeronautical engineering and a Bachelor of Science in engineering mathematics from the University of Michigan.
1946
Becomes a research engineer in the Flight Research Department at Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory (now Calspan) in Buffalo, New York.
1953
Marries Renée Roll Statler.
1955
Becomes a principal engineer at the Flight Research Department of the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory.
1956
Receives a Doctor of Philosophy in aeronautics and mathematics from the California Institute of Technology.
1957
Becomes assistant head of the Aeromechanics Department of the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory.
1963
Appointed head of the Applied Mechanics Department of the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory.
1969
Becomes senior staff scientist in the Aerosciences Division of the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory.
1970
Becomes a research scientist at the U.S. Army Air Mobility Research and Development Laboratory in Moffett Field, California.
1972
Appointed director of the Aeromechanics Laboratory of the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command’s Research and Technology Laboratories.
1980
Writes “Aviation Performance Measuring System (APMS),” becomes director of the Advisory Group for Aerospace R&D (AGARD) of NATO in 1985.
1988
Becomes a principal engineer at the NASA Ames Research Center.
1992
Appointed chief of the Aerospace Human Factors Research Division of the NASA Ames Research Center.
1994
Becomes project manager of the Aviation Performance Measuring System of NASA.
1999
Becomes level 3 lead of data analysis tool development and intramural monitoring of the Aviation Safety and Security Program of NASA.
1999
Becomes level 3 lead of aviation system monitoring and modeling of the Aviation Safety and Security Program of NASA.
2002
Authors “Distributed National FQQA Program.”
2008
Becomes Associate Emeritus of the NASA Ames Research Center.
2012
Receives the Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award.