Dr. Hans G. Wolfhard

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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Leader

Honored by:

WOLFHARD, HANS GEORG, research scientist; born Basel, Switzerland, April 2, 1912

Came to U.S. 1956, naturalized, 1961; married Adelheid Rohde, January 18, 1940 (died 1995)

Children: George, John, Bernie

Married Clara Ralston, January 4, 1997.

Student, University of Berlin 1934-1935.

University of Goettingen 1938

Scientist Aeronautical Research Station, Brunswick, Germany, 1939-1946

Research scientist Imperial College, London, Aircraft Establishment, England, 1946-1956

Bureau of Mines, Pittsburg, 1956-1959

Head, Department of Physics reaction motors division., Thiokol Chemical Corp., Denville, N.J. 1959-1963

Member Senior Research Staff, Institute of Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA, 1963-96

Consultant, Sverdrup Technologies, Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), Arnold AFB, TN

Co-author:
"Flames" 4th edition, 1979
Chinese translation 1990

Recipient of first General Goodpastor award for Excellence in Research 1983.

Fellow of American Optical Society, Military Sensor Symposium (first Jamieson Award)
Member American Institute of Aeronautical Engineers (AIAA), Combustion Instrumentation

Presbyterian.

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