Hans Michael Mark (June 17, 1929 – December 18, 2021) was a German-born American government official who served as Secretary of the Air Force and as a Deputy Administrator of NASA. He was an expert and consultant in aerospace design and national defense policy.
After receiving his doctorate, Mark stayed on at MIT as a research associate and acting head of the Neutron Physics Group Laboratory for Nuclear Science. He returned to UC Berkeley in 1955 and remained there until 1958 as a research physicist at the University's Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Livermore, California. Mark then returned to MIT as an assistant professor of physics. In 1960, he again returned to the University of California's Livermore Radiation Laboratory's Experimental Physics Division. He remained there until 1964, when he became chairman of the university's Department of Nuclear Engineering and administrator of the Berkeley Research Reactor.
He subsequently served as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1977 until July 1979, when he was promoted to Secretary of the Air Force. Concurrently, he served as Director of the then-classified National Reconnaissance Office from August 1977 to October 1979.[4][5] He remained at this position until 1981, when he was appointed Deputy Administrator of NASA by President Reagan, a position he served in from July 10, 1981 to September 1, 1984. He later returned to the Pentagon in 1999–2000 to serve as Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E).
Upon leaving NASA in 1984, Mark served as Chancellor of the University of Texas system until 1992. He moved on to become a senior professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. In July 1998, he began work at The Pentagon upon President Clinton's nomination of him as Director of Defense Research and Engineering. In 2001, he returned to the University of Texas at Austin, where he held the John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering as a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and held a research position at the University of Texas' Applied Research Laboratories. Mark retired from the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin on July 1, 2014. He was voted by the Regents of the University as a Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.
HonorsEdit
Mark receiving the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Award in 2012
Mark was a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the nation's highest honor for engineering professionals. He was also an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He received the 1999 Joe J. King Engineering Achievement Award and the 1999 George E. Haddaway Medal for Achievement in Aviation. Dr. Mark was honored for his contributions to the U.S. military space program at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Astronautical Society. He received the 2006 Military Astronautics Award on November 14, 2006 at the society's annual meeting in Pasadena, California.
In 2008, the Space Foundation awarded Mark its highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award.[6] It is presented annually to recognize outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to the welfare or betterment of humankind through the exploration, development and use of space, or the use of space technology, information, themes or resources in academic, cultural, industrial or other pursuits of broad benefit to humanity.
In 2012, the Air Force Space Command awarded him the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Award. The award recognizes individuals for their significant role in the history of Air Force space and missile programs.
Later life and deathEdit
Mark died from progressive dementia in Austin, Texas, on December 18, 2021, at the age of 92. He is survived by his daughter, Jane Mark, his son Rufus Mark, his grandchildren, Rob and Rixana Jopson, and Phillip, Nick, and Juliette Mark, and his great-granddaughter Julianna Mark. [7]
PublicationsEdit
Dr. Mark authored or edited eight books and published more than 180 technical reports. His works include:
(co-authored) Adventures in Celestial Mechanics
(co-authored) Encyclopedia of Space and Technology
The Space Station: A Personal Journey (Duke University Press, 1987)
The Management of Research Institutions (NASA SP-481, 1984)
(co-authored) Experiments in Modern Physics and Power and Security
(co-authored) The Properties of Matter Under Unusual Conditions
An Anxious Peace: A Cold War Memoir (Texas A&M University Press, 2019)
^Mark, Hans (April 23, 2019). An Anxious Peace: A Cold War Memoir. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN9781623497286.
^Mark, Hans (December 1987). The Space Station: A Personal Journey. Duke University Press. p. 10. ISBN978-0-8223-0727-3. hans mark stuyvesant.
^"Convocation "88"" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 75, no. 3. Fall 1988. pp. 1–3.
^Laurie, Clayton. Leaders of the National Reconnaissance Office 1961–2001. Office of the Historian, National Reconnaissance Office. May 1, 2002.
^. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
^. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
^Barnes, Michael (December 19, 2021). "Hans Mark, former secretary of Air Force and NASA deputy who fled Nazis, dies at 92". Stripes. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
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GermanyDiedDecember 18 2021 2021 12 18 aged 92 Austin Texas U S EducationUniversity of California Berkeley BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS PhD Mark retired from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin s Cockrell School of Engineering in July 2014 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 U S government 3 University of Texas 4 Honors 5 Later life and death 6 Publications 7 ReferencesEarly life and career EditMark was born in Mannheim Baden Germany He lived in Vienna for a time before escaping the Nazi Anschluss via Switzerland Before the collapse of France the Mark family moved to London Mark s father Herman Francis Mark a prominent polymer chemist secured a position with a Canadian paper company and left before the family could accompany him Finally in late 1939 his family joined him in Hawkesbury Ontario 1 About a year later the family moved to the United States settling in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn New York after the elder Mark accepted a professorship at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn After becoming an American citizen in 1945 he graduated from New York s selective Stuyvesant High School in 1947 2 He went on to receive a bachelor s degree in physics from the University of California Berkeley where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity in 1951 3 He then earned a Ph D in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1954 After receiving his doctorate Mark stayed on at MIT as a research associate and acting head of the Neutron Physics Group Laboratory for Nuclear Science He returned to UC Berkeley in 1955 and remained there until 1958 as a research physicist at the University s Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Livermore California Mark then returned to MIT as an assistant professor of physics In 1960 he again returned to the University of California s Livermore Radiation Laboratory s Experimental Physics Division He remained there until 1964 when he became chairman of the university s Department of Nuclear Engineering and administrator of the Berkeley Research Reactor Mark also taught undergraduate and graduate courses in physics engineering and management at Boston University the University of California Davis and Stanford University U S government EditIn February 1969 he became director of NASA s Ames Research Center located in Mountain View California In this role he managed the center s research and applications efforts in aeronautics space science life science and space technology He subsequently served as Under Secretary of the Air Force from 1977 until July 1979 when he was promoted to Secretary of the Air Force Concurrently he served as Director of the then classified National Reconnaissance Office from August 1977 to October 1979 4 5 He remained at this position until 1981 when he was appointed Deputy Administrator of NASA by President Reagan a position he served in from July 10 1981 to September 1 1984 He later returned to the Pentagon in 1999 2000 to serve as Director of Defense Research and Engineering DDR amp E University of Texas Edit Mark as the University of Texas System chancellor in 1986 Mark in 2015Upon leaving NASA in 1984 Mark served as Chancellor of the University of Texas system until 1992 He moved on to become a senior professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin In July 1998 he began work at The Pentagon upon President Clinton s nomination of him as Director of Defense Research and Engineering In 2001 he returned to the University of Texas at Austin where he held the John J McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering as a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and held a research position at the University of Texas Applied Research Laboratories Mark retired from the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin on July 1 2014 He was voted by the Regents of the University as a Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Honors Edit Mark receiving the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Award in 2012Mark was a member of the National Academy of Engineering the nation s highest honor for engineering professionals He was also an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics He received the 1999 Joe J King Engineering Achievement Award and the 1999 George E Haddaway Medal for Achievement in Aviation Dr Mark was honored for his contributions to the U S military space program at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Astronautical Society He received the 2006 Military Astronautics Award on November 14 2006 at the society s annual meeting in Pasadena California In 2008 the Space Foundation awarded Mark its highest honor the General James E Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award 6 It is presented annually to recognize outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to the welfare or betterment of humankind through the exploration development and use of space or the use of space technology information themes or resources in academic cultural industrial or other pursuits of broad benefit to humanity In 2012 the Air Force Space Command awarded him the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Award The award recognizes individuals for their significant role in the history of Air Force space and missile programs Later life and death EditMark died from progressive dementia in Austin Texas on December 18 2021 at the age of 92 He is survived by his daughter Jane Mark his son Rufus Mark his grandchildren Rob and Rixana Jopson and Phillip Nick and Juliette Mark and his great granddaughter Julianna Mark 7 Publications EditDr Mark authored or edited eight books and published more than 180 technical reports His works include co authored Adventures in Celestial Mechanics co authored Encyclopedia of Space and Technology The Space Station A Personal Journey Duke University Press 1987 The Management of Research Institutions NASA SP 481 1984 co authored Experiments in Modern Physics and Power and Security co authored The Properties of Matter Under Unusual Conditions An Anxious Peace A Cold War Memoir Texas A amp M University Press 2019 References EditNASA biography Appearances on C SPAN Mark Hans April 23 2019 An Anxious Peace A Cold War Memoir Texas A amp M University Press ISBN 9781623497286 Mark Hans December 1987 The Space Station A Personal Journey Duke University Press p 10 ISBN 978 0 8223 0727 3 hans mark stuyvesant Convocation 88 PDF The Emerald of Sigma Pi Vol 75 no 3 Fall 1988 pp 1 3 Laurie Clayton Leaders of the National Reconnaissance Office 1961 2001 Office of the Historian National Reconnaissance Office May 1 2002 Welcome to the National Reconnaissance Office Archived from the original on May 27 2010 Retrieved April 8 2011 Symposium Awards National Space Symposium Archived from the original on February 3 2009 Retrieved February 3 2009 Barnes Michael December 19 2021 Hans Mark former secretary of Air Force and NASA deputy who fled Nazis dies at 92 Stripes Retrieved December 19 2021 Government officesPreceded byJames W Plummer United States Under Secretary of the Air Force1977 1979 Succeeded byAntonia Handler ChayesPreceded byJohn C Stetson United States Secretary of the Air Force1979 1981 Succeeded byVerne OrrPreceded byAlan M Lovelace Deputy Administrator of NASAJuly 10 1981 September 1 1984 Succeeded byWilliam Robert GrahamPreceded byAnita K Jones Director of Defense Research and Engineering1998 2001 Succeeded byRonald M Sega Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Mark amp oldid 1171312610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
