John Stollery

Professor John Leslie Stollery,

Hon FRAeS (21 April 1930 – 28 June 2013) was a British engineer and academic. He was Professor of Aerodynamics at Cranfield University. He served as president of the Royal Aeronautical Society from 1987 to 1988 and Editor-in-Chief of its The Aeronautical Journal from 1996 to 2006. He pioneered the 'Gun Tunnel' that is widely used in aerospace engineering

.

Early life

Stollery was born on 21 April 1930 in

Master in Science (MSc) in 1953.^[4]

Career

In 1952, he joined the Aerodynamics Department at

academia.^[2]

In 1956, he was appointed lecturer in aerodynamics in the Department of Aeronautics at his alma mater

Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Buffalo, New York, USA in 1964 and at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio in 1971.^[2]^[4]

In 1973, he was appointed to a

Professor Emeritus of Cranfield University.^[4]

Outside academia, he held positions on government committees and aviation related organisations. He was Chairman of the Defence Technology Board, Ministry of Defence between 1986 and 1989. He was Chairman of the Aviation Committee, Department of Trade and Industry between 1986 and 1994.^[2] He was president of the Royal Aeronautical Society from 1987 to 1988.^[4] From 1990 to 2000, he was a member of the Airworthiness Requirements Board of the Civil Aviation Authority.^[2]

Later life

Following his retirement from academia, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Royal Aeronautical Society's The Aeronautical Journal from 1996 to 2006.^[3]

Stollery died on 28 June 2013, aged 83.^[2]

Honours

In 1972, he was awarded the

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 'for services to the Aviation Industry'.^[6]

In February 2013, his former students, colleagues and friends held a one-day colloquium on "High-Speed Flows" in his honour. Participants came from as far afield as the USA, Japan and Korea.^[2]

References

^ Poll, Ian (24 July 2013). "Professor John Leslie Stollery CBE FREng HonFRAeS FCGI FAIAA (1930–2013)". UK Aerodynamics. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Professor John Stollery". The Times. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Poll, Ian (8 August 2013). "John Stollery obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "STOLLERY, Prof. John Leslie". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
^ "List of Fellows". The Fellowship. Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
^ "No. 53696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1994. pp. 8–10.

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Preceded by John Fozard	President of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1987–1988	Succeeded by unknown

[obit_-_UK_Aerodynamics-1] Poll, Ian (24 July 2013). "Professor John Leslie Stollery CBE FREng HonFRAeS FCGI FAIAA (1930–2013)". UK Aerodynamics. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.

[obit_-Times-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Professor John Stollery". The Times. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.

[obit_-_Guardian-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Poll, Ian (8 August 2013). "John Stollery obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2013.

[Who's_Who_2013-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "STOLLERY, Prof. John Leslie". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 August 2013.

[5] "List of Fellows". The Fellowship. Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 11 August 2013.

[LG_10_June_1994-6] "No. 53696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1994. pp. 8–10.

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