Hans Georg Hornung

Background

Hornung, Hans Georg was born on December 26, 1934 in Jaffa, Israel. Son of Friedrich Gottlieb and Helene Wilhelmine (Wagner) Hornung. came to the United States, 1987.

Education

BMechE with honors, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1960; Master in Engineering Science with honors, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in aeronautics, U. London, 1965.

Career

Research scientist, Aero. Research laboratories, Melbourne, 1962-1967; lecturer, senior lecturer then reader, Australian National U., Canberra, 1967-1980; director, member senate committee for science and technical, Institute Experimental Fluid Mechanics (Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Göttingen, Germany, 1980-1987; director Graduate Aero. laboratories and Clarence Johnson professor aero, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1987. Member fluid dynamics panel Advisory Group.

Aerospace R & D, 1983-1988. Member of advisory committee International Shock Tube Symposia, 1979-1995. Chairman advising committee vonKárman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 1984-1985.

Member German delegate International Union Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1984-1987. Lanchester Memorial lecturer Royal Aero. Society, London, 1988.

Honorary professor of University Göttingen. Prandtl member lecturer Gesellschaft Angew. Mathematics and Mech., Vienna, 1988.

Achievements

• Hans Georg Hornung has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Academy of Engineering(foreign associate), Science member of board Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt Germany, Australian Institute Physics, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft-und Raumfahrt, Gesellschaft für angewandte Mathematik and Mechanik, American Physical Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Connections

Married Gretl Charlotte Frank, January 29, 1960. Children: Ingrid, Karl, Lisa, Jenny.

Father:

Friedrich Gottlieb Hornung

Mother:

Helene Wilhelmine (Wagner) Hornung

Spouse:

Gretl Charlotte Frank

child:

Karl Hornung

child:

Ingrid Hornung

child:

Lisa Hornung

child:

Jenny Hornung