Background
Eichhorn, Roger was born on April 1, 1931 in Slayton, Minnesota, United States. Son of Irvin George and Myrtle Edna (Jones) Eichhorn.
Eichhorn, Roger was born on April 1, 1931 in Slayton, Minnesota, United States. Son of Irvin George and Myrtle Edna (Jones) Eichhorn.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1953. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1959.
Instructor, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, 1955-1959;
assistant professor, Princeton, 1959-1961;
associate professor, Princeton, 1961-1967;
professor, chairman mechanic engineering, U. Kentucky at Lexington, 1967-1975;
acting dean, U. Kentucky at Lexington (College Engineering), 1975-1976;
dean, U. Kentucky at Lexington (College Engineering), 1979-1982;
associate dean research, U. Kentucky at Lexington (Graduate School), 1976-1978;
professor, dean, U. Houston, since 1982. Consultant Intertech Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1964-1972, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut, 1969-1975, International Business Machines Corporation, Lexington, 1971-1972. With summer visiting faculty program Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, 1968.
Visiting professor Imperial College, London, 1974, Assiut U., Egypt, January 1979.
Board directors University Kentucky Research Foundation, 1969-1982, International Book Project, 1969-1982, Houston Area Research Center, 1985-1988, Texas Engineers Foundation, since 1986. Trustee Southwest Research Institute, since 1986. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Heat Transfer Division Memorial award 1983).
Member American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, American Society Engineering Education, National, Texas societies professional engineers, Sigma Xi.
Married Patricia Ann Lachowitzer, August 23, 1952. Children— Kevin, Elise, Stacy, Lynn, Gregg.