Background
Grönig, Hans Ernst was born on February 10, 1931 in Mönchengladbach-Rheydt, Northwest, Germany. Son of Fritz and Elly Erna (Leisel) Grönig.
Grönig, Hans Ernst was born on February 10, 1931 in Mönchengladbach-Rheydt, Northwest, Germany. Son of Fritz and Elly Erna (Leisel) Grönig.
Diploma in Physics, University of Technology, Aachen, Germany, 1956. Doctor of Physics, University of Technology, Aachen, Germany, 1960. Doctor of Habilitation in Mechanics, University of Technology, Aachen, Germany, 1967.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Yokkohama University, Japan, 1996. Diploma (honorary), Lavrentyev Institute Hydrodynamics, 1998.
Research assistant University of Technology, 1956-1961, senior research assistant department mechanics, 1963-1967, professor high temperature gasdynamics, 1967-1996, head shock wave laboratory, 1971-1996. Professor emeritus, 1996. Fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1961-1962.
Guest professor Yokohama (Japan) National University, 1981, 94, 96, Shock Wave Research Center, Sendai, Japan, 1991, 97, Taiwan University, 1993. Honorary professor East China Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 1990, Chongqing (China) University, 1993, Honda Kotaro Memorial Price of Tohoku University Japan, 2003.
Fellow International Shock Wave Institute. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Acoustical Society, German Physical Society, German Aerospace Society.
Married Ingeborg Erna Mustert, May 7, 1960.