Ellen S. Stewart

Ellen S. Stewart
Born
Ellen Elizabeth Swomley

(1919-02-06)February 6, 1919
DiedAugust 29, 2009(2009-08-29) (aged 90)
Other namesEllen Swomley Stewart
Ellen Elizabeth Swomley Kuhns
Alma materCoe College
Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, sonar
InstitutionsNew Jersey College for Women
Connecticut College for Women
Naval Electronics Laboratory
ThesisDispersion of the velocity and anomalous absorption of sound in hydrogen (1946)

Ellen Elizabeth Swomley Kuhns (February 6, 1919 – August 29, 2009), also known as Ellen Swomley Stewart, was an American physicist. She taught at the New Jersey College for Women and Connecticut College for Women before researching sonar at the Navy Electronics Laboratory. Stewart was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1965.