Dr. Hans Mark, professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin the past 16 years, has been selected to receive an honorary degree from the Royal Military College of Science in England. It will be presented July 16 in Shrivenham, England during the college’s graduation ceremony.
Mark, who has held the John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering since 1992, will receive the Doctor of Science Honoris Causa from the Royal Military College of Science. This is the fifth time he has been recognized with an honorary degree. This degree is being awarded in recognition for Mark’s work as the director of Defense Research and Engineering with the U.S. Department of Defense from 1998 – 2001, and for his work with weapons development in recent years.
Mark’s career has been highlighted by numerous awards for research and high level positions. He served as director of the NASA-Ames Research Center, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, deputy administrator of NASA and chancellor of the UT System. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is also the recipient of the 1999 George E. Haddaway Medal for Achievement in Aviation.
Mark specializes in the study of spacecraft and aircraft design, hypervelocity projectiles and impact, and national defense policy.
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