Background
Hawk, Clark Williams was born on September 16, 1936 in Berea, Ohio, United States. Son of Harry Lyle and Catherine (Williams) Hawk.
mechanical and aerospace engineering educator
Hawk, Clark Williams was born on September 16, 1936 in Berea, Ohio, United States. Son of Harry Lyle and Catherine (Williams) Hawk.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1958; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1970.
Project engineer, Propulsion Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1958-1959; project engineer, Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1959-1967; section chief, researcher, Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1969-1971; branch, section chief, Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1971-1981; division director, Astronautics Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1983-1991; lecturer, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1971; professor mechanic & aerospace engineering, director Propulsion Research Center, U. Alabama, Huntsville, since 1991. Member National Research Council Earth To Orbit Propulsion Options, Washington, 1991-1992. Mem.NRC Committee on Advanced Space Technologies, Washington, 1992-1998.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate editor Journal Propulsion and Power 1986-1990). Member National Society of Professional Engineers, Pi Tau Sigma.
Married Julia Ann Milthaler, November 7, 1959. Children: Sandra Lynn Smith, Brian Clark.