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Ernest Hondros

British material scientist

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Ernest Hondros CMG FRS
Ernest Hondros in 1983 during VAMAS meeting at NPL
Born	Anastasios Demetrios Hondros[3] (1930-02-18)February 18, 1930 Kastelorizo, Greece
Died	September 13, 2016(2016-09-13) (aged 86)
Awards	A. A. Griffith Medal and Prize MAE[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Tribology[2]
Institutions	National Physical Laboratory[3] University of Melbourne

Ernest Demetrious Hondros CMG FRS^[3] (February 18, 1930 – September 13, 2016)^[3] was a British material scientist, and visiting professor at Imperial College London.^[4][5]

Life[edit]

He was born in KastelorizoinGreece. He grew up in Queensland.^{[citation needed]} He earned a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree from the University of Melbourne.^[when?] He was Director of the Petten Establishment, at the Joint Research Centre.^[6][7][8]

Honours and awards[edit]

• Elected a Fellow of The Royal Society (FRS)^[when?]
• Appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)^[when?]
• Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Melbourne University and University of London^{[citation needed]}
• Dr d’U (Paris) –Doctor of the Universite de Paris, France^{[citation needed]}
• 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

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