Ernest Demetrious Hondros (February 18, 1930 – September 13, 2016) was a British material scientist, and visiting professor at

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Life

He was born in

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. He grew up in

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. He earned a

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(DSc) degree from the

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. He was Director of the Petten Establishment, at the

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Honours and awards

*Elected a

Fellow of The Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

(FRS) *Appointed

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George I ...

(CMG) *Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Melbourne University and University of London *Dr d’U (Paris) –Doctor of the Universite de Paris, France *Member d'Honneur, Societe Francaise de Metallurgie *Rosenhain Medal (Metals Society, U.K.) *Howe Medal (American Society of Metals) *

A. A. Griffith Medal and Prize The A. A. Griffith Medal and Prize was awarded annually from 1965 to 2021 by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in commemoration of Alan Arnold Griffith. History The award was established by the Materials Science Club of Great Britain ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hondros, Ernest British materials scientists Fellows of the Royal Society Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Academics of Imperial College London 1930 births 2016 deaths University of Melbourne alumni Scientists of the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)