Hans Conrad, age 99, of Raleigh, North Carolina died March 16, 2022. He was born in Konradstahl, Germany on April 19, 1922, and was raised in Muse, Pennsylvania from the age of 3 when his family emigrated to America in 1925.
He received his B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1943, and his M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in Metallurgy from Yale University in 1951 and 1956, respectively. Dr. Conrad was former Chairman and Professor Emeritus at the Materials Science and Engineering Department of North Carolina State University. Previously, Dr. Conrad was Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Associate Director of the Institute for Mining and Minerals Research at the University of Kentucky. He also held positions with The Franklin Institute, Aerospace Corporation, the University of California, and Westinghouse Corporation.
He authored or co-authored over 350 scientific research papers, thereby contributing to the areas of aluminum alloys for aircraft, cold-welding materials in the vacuum of space, superconductivity, lasers, and ceramics, in addition to other materials research. His main driving force was his strong interest in science. Dr. Conrad was the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the ASM International Gold Medal Award for scientific research and the TMS Distinguished Materials Scientist Award.
He is survived by his loving wife, of 77 years; three children, including twin daughters and a son Gary Conrad; a brother; three grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and several nephews and nieces.
Funeral Services will be held at the Brown Wynne Funeral Home in Cary, North Carolina at 1 P.M. on Monday March 21, 2022. Burial will be held following the funeral at Wake Memorial Park in Cary.
He received his B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1943, and his M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in Metallurgy from Yale University in 1951 and 1956, respectively. Dr. Conrad was former Chairman and Professor Emeritus at the Materials Science and Engineering Department of North Carolina State University. Previously, Dr. Conrad was Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Associate Director of the Institute for Mining and Minerals Research at the University of Kentucky. He also held positions with The Franklin Institute, Aerospace Corporation, the University of California, and Westinghouse Corporation.
He authored or co-authored over 350 scientific research papers, thereby contributing to the areas of aluminum alloys for aircraft, cold-welding materials in the vacuum of space, superconductivity, lasers, and ceramics, in addition to other materials research. His main driving force was his strong interest in science. Dr. Conrad was the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the ASM International Gold Medal Award for scientific research and the TMS Distinguished Materials Scientist Award.
He is survived by his loving wife, of 77 years; three children, including twin daughters and a son Gary Conrad; a brother; three grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and several nephews and nieces.
Funeral Services will be held at the Brown Wynne Funeral Home in Cary, North Carolina at 1 P.M. on Monday March 21, 2022. Burial will be held following the funeral at Wake Memorial Park in Cary.
Hans Conrad, age 99, of Raleigh, North Carolina died March 16, 2022. He was born in Konradstahl, Germany on April 19, 1922, and was raised in Muse, Pennsylvania from the age of 3 when his family emigrated to America in 1925.
He received his B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1943, and his M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in Metallurgy from Yale University in 1951 and 1956, respectively. Dr. Conrad was former Chairman and Professor Emeritus at the Materials Science and Engineering Department of North Carolina State University. Previously, Dr. Conrad was Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Associate Director of the Institute for Mining and Minerals Research at the University of Kentucky. He also held positions with The Franklin Institute, Aerospace Corporation, the University of California, and Westinghouse Corporation.
He authored or co-authored over 350 scientific research papers, thereby contributing to the areas of aluminum alloys for aircraft, cold-welding materials in the vacuum of space, superconductivity, lasers, and ceramics, in addition to other materials research. His main driving force was his strong interest in science. Dr. Conrad was the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the ASM International Gold Medal Award for scientific research and the TMS Distinguished Materials Scientist Award.
He is survived by his loving wife, of 77 years; three children, including twin daughters and a son Gary Conrad; a brother; three grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and several nephews and nieces.
Funeral Services will be held at the Brown Wynne Funeral Home in Cary, North Carolina at 1 P.M. on Monday March 21, 2022. Burial will be held following the funeral at Wake Memorial Park in Cary.
He received his B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1943, and his M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in Metallurgy from Yale University in 1951 and 1956, respectively. Dr. Conrad was former Chairman and Professor Emeritus at the Materials Science and Engineering Department of North Carolina State University. Previously, Dr. Conrad was Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Associate Director of the Institute for Mining and Minerals Research at the University of Kentucky. He also held positions with The Franklin Institute, Aerospace Corporation, the University of California, and Westinghouse Corporation.
He authored or co-authored over 350 scientific research papers, thereby contributing to the areas of aluminum alloys for aircraft, cold-welding materials in the vacuum of space, superconductivity, lasers, and ceramics, in addition to other materials research. His main driving force was his strong interest in science. Dr. Conrad was the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the ASM International Gold Medal Award for scientific research and the TMS Distinguished Materials Scientist Award.
He is survived by his loving wife, of 77 years; three children, including twin daughters and a son Gary Conrad; a brother; three grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and several nephews and nieces.
Funeral Services will be held at the Brown Wynne Funeral Home in Cary, North Carolina at 1 P.M. on Monday March 21, 2022. Burial will be held following the funeral at Wake Memorial Park in Cary.
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