Ernest Hondros
Ernest Demetrious Hondros CMG FRS[1] (February 18, 1930 – September 13, 2016)[1] was a British material scientist, and visiting professor at Imperial College London.[4][5]
Ernest Hondros | |
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 Ernest Hondros in 1983 during VAMAS meeting at NPL | |
| Born | Anastasios Demetrios Hondros[1] February 18, 1930 Kastelorizo, Greece |
| Died | September 13, 2016 (aged 86) |
| Awards | A. A. Griffith Medal and Prize MAE[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Tribology[3] |
| Institutions | National Physical Laboratory[1] University of Melbourne |
Life
He was born in Kastelorizo in Greece. He grew up in Queensland. He earned a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree from the University of Melbourne. He was Director of the Petten Establishment, at the Joint Research Centre.[6][7][8]
Honours and awards
- Elected a Fellow of The Royal Society (FRS)
- Appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
- Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Melbourne University and University of London
- Dr d’U (Paris) –Doctor of the Universite de Paris, France
- Member d'Honneur, Societe Francaise de Metallurgie
- Rosenhain Medal (Metals Society, U.K.)
- Howe Medal (American Society of Metals)
- A. A. Griffith Medal and Prize
References
- Seah, Martin P.; Lea, Colin (2018). "Anastasios (Ernest) Demetrios Hondros CMG FRS. 18 February 1930—13 September 2016". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2017.0032. ISSN 0080-4606.
- Hoffmann, Ilire Hasani, Robert. "Academy of Europe: Hondros Ernest". www.ae-info.org.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Demetrios, Ernest Hondros (1971). Tribology. London: Mills and Boon. ISBN 9780263515886. OCLC 570925.
- "Imperial College London - Fellows of the Royal Society". www.imperial.ac.uk.
- "Obituary". iom3.org.
- Hondros, Ernest D.; Bullock, E. (2006). "Materials for the Next Millenium". Angewandte Chemie. 101 (8): 1114–1123. doi:10.1002/ange.19891010850. ISSN 0044-8249.
- "Ernie Hondros". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- "The Queen's Comedy – 04/11/1951 - Melbourne University Student Theatre Archive". www.must.unimelb.edu.au.
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