Background
Bond, Charles Eugene was born on February 1, 1930 in Royston, Georgia, United States. Son of Jones Turner and Irene (Nelson) Bond.
specialist engineering educator
Bond, Charles Eugene was born on February 1, 1930 in Royston, Georgia, United States. Son of Jones Turner and Irene (Nelson) Bond.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1951. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Michigan, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University Michigan, 1964.
Project engineer, Agricultural Research Organization, Inc. Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1951-1954;
research assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1954-1956, 58;
research engineer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1964;
project engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1956-1957;
senior scientist, group leader hyperthermal wind tunnel group, Alloy Valves and Control Research and Advanced Development Division, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1959-1961;
assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1964-1966;
associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1966-1971;
professor aero and astronautical engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1971. Technical advisor unites states department Energy, Chicago, 1978-1979.
Member Illinois Solar Resources Advisory Panel, 1978-1979. Speaker on renewable energy resources.
President Champaign-Urbana Community Theatre, 1971. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Solar Energy Society, American Wind Energy Association, American Society for Engineering Education, North Central Sociological Association, Actors' Equity, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Frances Monroe Dixon, September 12, 1952 (divorced 1969). Children: Turner, Laura, Irene, Cynthia, Nelson. Married Carol Ann Vandenberg Unzicker, April 4, 1971.
1 child, Kyle; 1 stepson, Timothy Unzicker.