Marthinus Cornelius Van Schoor

Background

Schoor, Marthinus Cornelius Van was born on January 29, 1956 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Came to the United States, 1983. Son of Marthinus Cornelius Elnarius and Elizabeth Catherina (Potgieter) Van Schoor.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honours, University Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, 1978. Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, University Pretoria, South Africa, 1981. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.

Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989.

Career

Captain, military, 1974-1978; research engineer laboratory advanced engineering, Pretoria U., 1986; research assistant space system laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1987-1989; research scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1989-1990; president, Midé Technology Corporation, Cambridge, since 1990. Consultant BKS Consulting Engineering, Pretoria, 1979-1986, Technikon, Pretoria, 1981. Lecturer, research scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1990.

Adjunct Professor department mechanic aero engineering U. Pretoria, since 1991.

Achievements

• Marthinus Cornelius Van Schoor has been listed as a noteworthy mechanical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Astronomical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Marcelle Bekker, August 6, 1983. Children: Marthinus Cornelius, Junior, Liezl Marcelle.

Father:

Marthinus Cornelius Elnarius Schoor

Mother:

Elizabeth Catherina (Potgieter) Van Schoor

Spouse:

Marcelle Bekker

child:

Marthinus Cornelius Schoor

child:

Liezl Marcelle Schoor

child:

Junior Schoor