Background
True, Hans Christian Godskesen was born on June 8, 1936 in Copenhagen. Son of Soeren Peter and Wanda Agnete (Godskesen) True.
True, Hans Christian Godskesen was born on June 8, 1936 in Copenhagen. Son of Soeren Peter and Wanda Agnete (Godskesen) True.
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Technology University of Denmark, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics, Technology University of Denmark, 1964; Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1967.
Research associate Technology University of Denmark, 1960-1961, assistant professor, 1967-1969, associate professor, 1969—2003. Retired professor, 2003. Senior engineer ES-Consult, Denmark, 1992-1996.
Director True Consult, since 1997. Senior engineer Scan Rail Consult, 1997-1998. Guest teacher Yale University, 1964-1965.
Guest professor University Leeds, England, 1985. Guest researcher Pennsylvania State University, California Institute of Technology, 1974-1975, Northwestern University, Clemson University, 1987-1988. Consultant Danish State Rys., since 1991, Railnet, Denmark, since 2002.
Sondergutachter Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Germany, since 1995. Conference chairman 3d European Nonlinear Oscillations Conference (3rd ENOC), 17th International Association of Vehicle Systems Dynamics Symposium, Nordic seminar in railway technical, Euromech colloquium 500. Referee Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and scientific journals.
Private Danish Home Defense, 1960-1961. Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics (trustee since 1995, vice president 1999—2003, president since 2003), Euromech, International Union Theoret. and Applied Mechanics (working party dynamics since 1997), International Society of Industrial Mathematics and Mechanics, National Railway History Society, Ingenioerforeningen Denmark, European Mechanics Council (member conference council 1999—2005), International Consortium Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Society Italiana Caos e Complessita, Harvard Club, Denmark, Danish Alexander Von Humboldt Club (co-founder 1999).
Married Bozena Maria Duda, March 24, 1973. Children: Peter, Martin Philip, Daniel Patrick, Christian Dennis.