Background
Maunder, Leonard was born on May 10, 1927 in Swansea, Wales. Son of Thomas George and Elizabeth Ann (Long) Maunder.
consultant engineering educator
Maunder, Leonard was born on May 10, 1927 in Swansea, Wales. Son of Thomas George and Elizabeth Ann (Long) Maunder.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1949. Master of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1955.
Postgraduate, Stanford University, 1957. Postgraduate, New York University, 1967.
Instructor, assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950-1954;
section leader aero research laboratory, United States Air Force, 1954-1956;
lecturer, U. Edinburgh, 1956-1961;
professor, U. Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1961-1992;
dean of engineering, U. Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1973-1978;
head of mech engineering, U. Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1967-1992. Chairman Government Tchg. Company Scheme, United Kingdom, 1981-1985.
Member Cabinet Office Adv.Coun. on Science and Technology, United Kingdom, 1987-1993. Member National Research Development Coun.and British Technology Group, 1976-1992. Lecturer Royal Institution-British Broadcasting Corporation Christmas Lecturers, 1983.
Deputy chairman Newcastle Hospitals Management Committee, 1971-1973. Member Newcastle District Health Authority, 1973-1991, Northern Regional Health Authority, 1969-1975. Fellow Royal Academy Engineering (chairman engineering education program executive board 1997-2003), Institution Mechanical Engineers (vice president 1976-1981).
Member International Federation for Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (president 1976-1979), British Association for Advancement of Science (president engineering 1980), Polish Society Applied Mechanics (foreign member).
Married Moira Anne Hudson, September 1, 1958 (deceased September 2005). Children: Joanna Lynn, David Hudson.