Ernest Hondros#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 75 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1988 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Ernest Hondros passed away in 2016.
Positions Held
- Present - Visiting Professor and Senior Investigator, Department of Materials, Imperial College, University of London
- 1989 - 1995 Director of the Institute for Advanced Materials, The Petten (The Netherlands) and Ispra (Italy) Laboratories of the Jonit Resarch Centre, Commission of the European Communities
- 1985 - 1989 Director of the Petten Establishment, Commission of European Communities' Joint Research Centre (The netherlands)
- 1979 - 1985 Superindendent, Materials Division of the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, U.K.
Fields of Scholarship
- Nuclear physics
Honours and Awards
- Fellow of The Royal Society
- Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
- Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Melbourne University and University of London
- Member d'Honneur, Societe Francaise de Metallurgie
- Rosenhain Medal (Metals Society, U.K.)
- Howe Medal (American Society of Metals)
- Griffiths Medal (Institute of Metals, U.K.)
