Person

Hunt, Kenneth Henderson (1920 - 2002)

Born
7 June 1920
Seaford, Sussex, England
Died
21 August 2002
Australia
Occupation
Mechanical Engineer

Summary

Kenneth Hunt was Foundation Professor of the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University in 1960, Dean of the Faulty of Engineering from 1961-1975 and was Professor of Mechanism 1976-1985. Earlier he had lectured in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne 1949-1960.

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Born 7 June 1920. Died 21 August 2002. Lecturer, mechanical engineering, The University of Melbourne 1949-1960; foundation professor of engineering, Monash University 1960-1961; dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 1961-1975; chair of mechanism. Monash University 1975-1985; visiting professor in mechanical and manufacturing engineering, The University of Melbourne 1988-1990s.

Chronology

1977
Award - Melville Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers [Shared with Dr Eugene Fichter, who did his PhD under Hunt's supervision, Monash University]
1979
Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
1983
Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia

Archival resources

Molong Historical Society Inc.

  • Kenneth Henderson Hunt - Records, 1920 - 1993; Molong Historical Society Inc. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • 'Ken Hunt wins PNR Memorial Medal [Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: Award 1983]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 55 (21) (1983), 6. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Melville Medal to Ken Hunt', The Chartered Engineer Victoria (1977), 6. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'A.G.M. Michell Medal [to Prof Ken Hunt, and George Julius Medal to George Lorenz]', The Chartered Engineer Victoria (1979), 3. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'A.G.M. Michell Award [to Prof Ken Hunt, and George Julius Medal to George Lorenz]', The Chartered Engineer Victoria (1979), 11. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Samuel, Andrew, 'Obituary: Kenneth Henderson Hunt, Foundation Professor of Engineering, Monash University', The Age (2002). Details

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1983 [Sixty-fourth Annual Report] (1984), 16 pp. 'Institution Awards - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal. The Council awarded the Medal for 1983 to Professor K H Hunt, FIEAust', p.12. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018

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