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 Faculty 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.
Details
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
- 1949
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1964
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 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
- 1979
- Award - A G M Michell Medal, Mechanical Engineering College, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1983
- Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia
Related entries
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
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6390158. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/44378962. Details
- 'Hunt, Kenneth Henderson (1920-2002)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474878. Details
Gavan McCarthy
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 January 2026
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