Background
Jost, Hans Peter was born on January 25, 1921 in Berlin. Son of Leo and Margot (Jacoby) Jost.
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Hans Peter Jost
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ONC, Liverpool Technology College, England, 1941. HNO, University Manchester Institute of Science Technology, England, 1943. Doctor of Engineering (honorary), University Manchester Institute of Science Technology, 2004.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Salford, England, 1970. Doctor of Science (honorary), Slovak University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1987. Dynamics Technologies (honorary), Council National Academy Awards, 1987.
Doctor of Engineering (honorary), University Leeds, England, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Bath, England, 1990. Doctor of Science (honorary), Technology University of Budapest, 1993.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Belarus Academy of Sciences, 2000. Doctor (honorary), University Sofia, Bulgaria, 2008.
Career
Apprentice Associated Metal Works, Glasgow, Scotland, 1938-1940, D. Napier & Sons, Liverpool, 1941-1942. Methods engineering K & L Steel Founders, Letchworth, England, 1944-1945. Chief planning engineer Datim M/C Tool Engineers Company Ltd., London, 1946-1949.
Director, general manager Trier Brothers Ltd., 1949-1955. Managing director K.S. Paul Products Ltd., 1955-1989, chairman, since 1974. Deputy chairman, board governors Leonardo Center Tribology & Surface Technology, University Sheffield, since 2008.
Consultant Richard Thomas & Baldwin Ltd., Llanwern, Wales, 1960-1965, August Thyssenhütte, Duisberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1961-1965. Chairman working group Department Education and Science, 1964-1965. Chairman committee on tribology Ministry Technology, Department Trade and Industry, 1966-1974, chairman industrial technologies management board, 1972-1974, member advisory council on technical, 1968-1970, founding member committee on terotech., 1971-1972.
Member Foundation for Science and Technology, 1985. Member Parliamentary Group for Engineering Development, 1986. Member council Parliamentary and Science Committee, since 1983, honorary secretary, 1990-1993. vice president, since 1993.
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Member Her Majesty's Privy Council to Court, University Salford, 1971-1987, member council, 1974-1984. Liveryman Worshipful Company Engineers, 1984. Freeman City of London, 1984.
Trustee Michael John Trust, since 1986. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life), Institution Production Engineers (honorary, president 1977-1978, life member council, chairman technical policy board 1974-1976, vice president 1975-1977), Society Manufacturing Engineers, Society Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (honorary life, International award 1997). Member Institute Mechanical Engineers (vice president 1987-1992, member council 1974-1992, chairman finance board 1988-1990), Institute Engineering and Technology (honorary), Council Engineering Institutions (chairman home affairs committee 1979-1983, board directors, member executive committee 1977-1983), Manchester Technology Association (chairman London chapter 1976-1987, president University Manchester Institute of Science and Technology chapter 1984-1985), Society Française de Tribologie (honorary), Institution Plant Engineers (honorary), Russian Academy Engineering (honorary), Ukrainian Academy Transport (honorary), German Tribology Society (honorary, Georg Vogelpohl insignia 1952), National Tribology Council Bulgaria (honorary), Japanese Society Tribologists (honorary), Slovak Tribiology Society (honorary), Polish Tribological Society (honorary), Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (honorary), Gesellschaft fur Tribologie (life), Belarus Academy of Engineers Technology (honorary).
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Married Margaret Josephine Kadesh, May 14, 1948. Children: Jennifer Margot, Gillian Frances.
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Recipient Derby medal Liverpool Engineering Society, 1955, Commander of Order of British Empire, 1969, Polish Council Engineering Institutions, 1977, Merit medal Hungarian Science Society Mechanical Engineers, 1983, Gold medal Slovak Technology University, 1984, Tribute for Science Achievement, State Legislation Commendation State of California. 1986, Gold Insignia of Order of Merit, Polish Republic, 1986, Order of Merit Cross Federal Republic of Germany, 1992, Colclough medal and prize Institute Materials, 1992, Louw Alberts award Engineers South Africa Institute Tribology, 1992, Officier de L'Order des Palmes Academique, France, 1995, International award Society Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, 1997, Decoration of honorary for Science, 1st class, Federal Republic of Austria, 2001. Named Science and Technology Ambassador, 2005.Recipient Derby medal Liverpool Engineering Society, 1955, Commander of Order of British Empire, 1969, Polish Council Engineering Institutions, 1977, Merit medal Hungarian Science Society Mechanical Engineers, 1983, Gold medal Slovak Technology University, 1984, Tribute for Science Achievement, State Legislation Commendation State of California. 1986, Gold Insignia of Order of Merit, Polish Republic, 1986, Order of Merit Cross Federal Republic of Germany, 1992, Colclough medal and prize Institute Materials, 1992, Louw Alberts award Engineers South Africa Institute Tribology, 1992, Officier de L'Order des Palmes Academique, France, 1995, International award Society Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, 1997, Decoration of honorary for Science, 1st class, Federal Republic of Austria, 2001. Named Science and Technology Ambassador, 2005.