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Hartnett, James Patrick was born on March 19, 1924 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Patrick and Anna Elizabeth (Ryan) Hartnett.
Hartnett, James Patrick was born on March 19, 1924 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Patrick and Anna Elizabeth (Ryan) Hartnett.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1947. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1954.
Engineer gas turbine division General Electric Company, 1948-1949. Research engineer University California, Berkeley, 1949-1954. Assistant professor to professor mechanical engineering University Minnesota, 1954-1961.
Guggenheim fellow, visiting professor University Tokyo, Japan, 1960. Consultant International Cooperation Administration, Seoul, Korea, 1960. Fulbright lecturer, consultant mechanical engineering University Alexandria, Egypt, 1961.
H. Fletcher Brown professor mechanical engineering, chairman department University Delaware, 1961-1965. Engineering consultant, 1954-1974. Professor, head department energy engineering University Illinois, Chicago, 1965-1974.
Director Energy Resources Center, 1974-1998. Science exchange visitor, Romania, 1969. Visiting professor Israel Institute of Technology, 1971.
Consultant Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok 1977. 1st Doctor Arcot Ramachandran professor heat transfer Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1995-1996.
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Member organizing committee and science council International Centre Heat and Mass Transfer, Ankara, Turkey, since 1969. Member, secretary Illinois Energy Resources Commission, 1974-1985. Member science council Regional Center for Energy, Heat and Mass Transfer for Asia and Pacific, since 1976.
Secretary Midwest Universities Energy Consortium, since 1980. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Memorial award heat transfer division 1969, 40th Anniversary award 1989, AIChE-American Society of Mechanical Engineers Max Jakob Memorial award 1989), Indian National Academy Engineering, Japanese Society Mechanical Engineers (honorary). Member International Higher Education Academy of Sciences/Moscow (Distinguished professor 1997), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Married Shirley Germaine Carlson, July 14, 1945 (divorced 1969). Children: James, David, Paul, Carla, Dennis. Married Edith Zubrin, September 10, 1971.